swift
[adjective]
Synonyms: quick, fast, hurried, prompt, rapid, speedy

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Antonyms: sluggish, sluggishly
Related Words: headlong, precipitate, sudden, double-quick, supersonic

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English Thesaurus: fast, quick, high-speed, rapid, swift, ...

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I. Swift, Graham
(1949–) a British writer whose best-known novels are Waterland and Last Orders. Both books have been made into successful films, and Last Orders won the Booker Prize in 1996.

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II. Swift, Jon‧a‧than /ˈdʒɒnəθən $ ˈdʒɑː-/
(1667–1745) an Irish writer who is best known for his book GULLIVER’S TRAVELS but who also wrote many other satirical stories and clever articles, in which he used humour to criticize institutions such as the universities, the legal profession, and the political parties. He was also a priest in the Church of England, and became Dean (=a high-ranking priest) of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Because of this, he is sometimes called ‘Dean Swift’.

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I. swift¹ /swɪft/ adjective
[Language: Old English]

1. happening or done quickly and immediately:
My letter received a swift reply.
She shot a swift glance at Paul.
swift to do something
They were swift to deny the accusations.

2. [only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast:
a swift runner
She wiped her tears away in one swift movement.

3. somebody is not too swift American English spoken used to say that someone is not very intelligent
—swiftly adverb:
Alice dressed swiftly.
—swiftness noun [uncountable]

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II. swift² noun [countable]
a small brown bird that has pointed wings, flies very fast, and is similar to a swallow

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swift
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. incredibly, remarkably, very He made a remarkably swift recovery.
fairly

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fast moving or able to move quickly:
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
a fast car
quick moving fast or doing something in a short time:
He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres.
Do I have time for a quick shower?
high-speed [only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly:
a high-speed train
high-speed Internet access
rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc:
a rapid increase in the population
the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East
a rapid decline in profits
swift written moving quickly or happening after only a short time:
The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.
He received a swift response to his letter.
brisk quick and energetic:
a brisk walk in the countryside
His manner was very brisk.
speedy [only before noun] happening after only a short time:
Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.
a speedy resolution to the problem
hurried done more quickly that usual, because you do not have much time:
She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.
We made a hurried departure.
hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results:
It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.
Let’s not be too hasty.

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quickly at a high speed or without taking much time:
The stream was flowing quite quickly.
They quickly became friends.
fast at a high speed – used especially when talking about how something moves:
You're driving too fast!
He ran home as fast as he could.
quick spoken quickly – used in exclamations or in comparatives:
Quick! There’s a mouse!
swiftly written quickly:
The government acted swiftly.
She was surprised that he agreed so swiftly.
rapidly quickly – used especially about changes, increases, improvements etc:
The population is growing rapidly.
a rapidly changing world
speedily quickly and therefore efficiently:
All problems were speedily dealt with.
briskly quickly and energetically:
He walked briskly back along the path.
at high/great speed at a very fast speed – used especially in technical descriptions:
The molecules are travelling at great speed.
at a rapid rate especially written quickly – used about changes, increases, improvements etc:
Internet shopping is growing at a rapid rate.
as quick as a flash/in a flash extremely quickly:
As quick as a flash, I was back in my bed and under the covers.
like lightning moving extremely quickly:
Like lightning, the cat darted under the bushes.
flat out especially British English at the fastest speed possible:
The car was going flat out.
He was running flat out.
high-speed [only before noun] designed to travel or operate very quickly:
a high-speed train
high-speed Internet access
rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc:
a rapid increase in the population
the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East
a rapid decline in profits
swift written moving quickly or happening after only a short time:
The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.
He received a swift response to his letter.
brisk quick and energetic:
a brisk walk in the countryside
His manner was very brisk.
speedy [only before noun] happening after only a short time:
Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery.
a speedy resolution to the problem
hurried done more quickly that usual, because you do not have much time:
She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train.
We made a hurried departure.
hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results:
It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted.
Let’s not be too hasty.
be on a diet to be eating less or different food than normal in order to become thinner:
No cake thanks – I’m on a diet.

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SWIFT
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transactions

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