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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The Jamaica visit is one of roughly 30 rapid-fire trips Droniak has taken from New York, SWNS reported.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Just before midnight, the masterful mashup duo, Loud Luxury took the stage with a rapid-fire mashup set that jumped between throwbacks and club anthems in unexpected combinations.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
The backstory Virgin Hotels New York is the seventh hotel in the Virgin Hotels group, the latest in a slate of rapid-fire post-pandemic openings in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Edinburgh.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
So while one half of the infielders go through situational groundballs, the other half is here, moving ever closer to the machine while receiving rapid-fire groundballs that test their hand angles and positioning, and the precision of their movements.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 22 Mar. 2026
Just before midnight, the masterful mashup duo, Loud Luxury took the stage with a rapid-fire mashup set that jumped between throwbacks and club anthems in unexpected combinations.
—Walaa Elsiddig, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
The backstory Virgin Hotels New York is the seventh hotel in the Virgin Hotels group, the latest in a slate of rapid-fire post-pandemic openings in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Nashville, and Edinburgh.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2026
So while one half of the infielders go through situational groundballs, the other half is here, moving ever closer to the machine while receiving rapid-fire groundballs that test their hand angles and positioning, and the precision of their movements.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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 24 Mar. 2026.
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