fast/quick study

noun

US
: a person who learns things quickly

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For a cop in a usually sleepy town populated mostly by the elderly, Sung-ae is a remarkably quick study. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026 The Broncos, Hemphill said, will be able to ask him to play whatever role at whatever time and be confident in it because Onyedim is a quick study. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 May 2026 He’s been described as hands-on, decisive, a quick study who moves from subject to subject. — David Moin, Footwear News, 20 Feb. 2026 Fitzgerald has been a quick study since arriving in Charlotte in the spring as an undrafted rookie from Florida State. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fast/quick study

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