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
Examples of rapid-fire in a Sentence
the witness stayed unruffled all through the prosecutor's rapid-fire questioning
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Carter cautioned them that the rapid-fire interruptions could make things difficult for inexperienced witnesses.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
The hard rockers have spoken to their tribe through rapid-fire double bass drum patterns and blazing guitar riffs for more than 40 years.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Much of the story work is executed during rapid-fire montages, and uses familiar archetypes and stereotypes in order to sketch out the basic narrative.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Absent are the absurd characters, rapid-fire jokes, and dryly pessimistic social commentary with which Fey made her name on Saturday Night Live, and that have defined her career, from Mean Girls to 30 Rock.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
The hard rockers have spoken to their tribe through rapid-fire double bass drum patterns and blazing guitar riffs for more than 40 years.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Much of the story work is executed during rapid-fire montages, and uses familiar archetypes and stereotypes in order to sketch out the basic narrative.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 30 May 2025
Absent are the absurd characters, rapid-fire jokes, and dryly pessimistic social commentary with which Fey made her name on Saturday Night Live, and that have defined her career, from Mean Girls to 30 Rock.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rapid-fire
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“Rapid-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid-fire. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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