rapid-fire
adjective
rap·id-fire
ˌra-pəd-ˈfī(-ə)r 
1
: firing or adapted for firing shots in rapid succession
2
: marked by rapidity, liveliness, or sharpness
a comedian with a rapid-fire delivery
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Examples of rapid-fire in a Sentence
the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning
Recent Examples on the Web
Mercury is, after all, the fastest planet in our solar system, and the messenger planet’s swift speed reflects this Air Sign’s keen intellect and rapid-fire thoughts.
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Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Cheng said that unlike the 2008 crisis, which was largely caused by structural failures at banks, the recent crisis was mostly driven by a flurry of rapid-fire customer withdrawals—which occurred faster than ever thanks to the ubiquity of mobile banking.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
At other moments Carax more succinctly expresses his views, such as in a rapid-fire montage of world leaders that groups together Putin, Trump, Kim Jong-il and Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
When Representative Aaron Bean of Florida, the first-term Republican who led the hearing, opened with a series of rapid-fire questions — Does Israel have the right to exist as a Jewish state?
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
An officer there suddenly began screaming at Mr. Taylor in rapid-fire Ukrainian.
—Vivien Fellegi, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
In a rapid-fire segment, Kardashian, 43, responded to a series of what sounded like weird internet rumors about herself, most of which turned out to be true.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
The resulting score is just that, a collection of rapid-fire instrumentals that throb and gallop like a ball being whizzed across the court.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Campaign aides say the rapid-fire string of announcements, which will continue, demonstrate that the president hears their concerns.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Cheng said that unlike the 2008 crisis, which was largely caused by structural failures at banks, the recent crisis was mostly driven by a flurry of rapid-fire customer withdrawals—which occurred faster than ever thanks to the ubiquity of mobile banking.
—Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 15 May 2024
At other moments Carax more succinctly expresses his views, such as in a rapid-fire montage of world leaders that groups together Putin, Trump, Kim Jong-il and Benjamin Netanyahu.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
When Representative Aaron Bean of Florida, the first-term Republican who led the hearing, opened with a series of rapid-fire questions — Does Israel have the right to exist as a Jewish state?
—Michael Levenson, New York Times, 8 May 2024
An officer there suddenly began screaming at Mr. Taylor in rapid-fire Ukrainian.
—Vivien Fellegi, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Apr. 2024
In a rapid-fire segment, Kardashian, 43, responded to a series of what sounded like weird internet rumors about herself, most of which turned out to be true.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
The resulting score is just that, a collection of rapid-fire instrumentals that throb and gallop like a ball being whizzed across the court.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Campaign aides say the rapid-fire string of announcements, which will continue, demonstrate that the president hears their concerns.
—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid-fire. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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