Chiefly slang or colloquial. A person who hastens or makes haste; one who seizes opportunities early or who advances quickly in life. Chiefly in…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [noun] > one who is rapid or makes rapid progress (7) hasting1546 Chiefly slang or colloquial. A person who hastens or makes haste; one who seizes opportunities early or who advances quickly in life. Chiefly in… fire-eater1841 slang. In the language of certain professions: a quick worker. Obsolete. fast timer1881 With specifying adjective. A person, horse, etc., that completes, or has the ability to complete, a course or race in a fast time. Frequently in fast… rattler1886 A particularly good or impressive example of something (cf. rattling, adj. 3a); spec. (esp. in early use) (a) a fast horse; (b) Cricket a fast or… sprinter1899 figurative and in figurative contexts. A person who (or occasionally thing which) performs an action as quickly as possible, in as short a space of… fast worker1917 a person (typically a man) who acts quickly in pursuit of a potential sexual partner. swiftie1945 A fast-moving person: a rapid runner, a quick thinker. Also ironically. colloquial. |
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