rapid-fire

rap·id–fire

adj \ˌra-pəd-ˈfī(-ə)r\

Definition of RAPID-FIRE

1

: firing or adapted for firing shots in rapid succession

2

: marked by rapidity, liveliness, or sharpness <a comedian with a rapid–fire delivery>

First Known Use of RAPID-FIRE

1890

Related to RAPID-FIRE

Synonyms: blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy

Antonyms: slow

Related Words: expeditious, prompt, ready; accelerated, hastened, hurried, quickened, rushed; breathtaking; energetic, strenuous, strong, vigorous; high-speed; rush; ultrafast, ultrarapid

Near Antonyms: crawling, dallying, dawdling, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, languid, lingering, plodding, poking, poky (or pokey), slowish, sluggish, unhurried; deliberate, leisurely, measured; dilatory, late, tardy; ultraslow

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Rhymes with RAPID-FIRE

balloon tire, chicken wire, like wildfire, play with fire, razor wire, retrofire, Ring of Fire, star sapphire, under fire