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Fast and quick mean moving with great speed. Fast is both an adjective and an adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly.

It was a fast train.

We need to have a quick chat before the meeting.

Fast and quick are adjectives.

You walk very fast!

Not: … very fastly.

We should do it as quickly as possible.

Fast and quickly are adverbs.

We usually use quick to refer to something happening in a short time, or a shorter than expected time:

We stopped for a quick snack.

Not: … a fast snack.

I just need a quick answer.

Not: … a fast answer.

Fast refers to things that happen or go at high speed, e.g. a train, a person running:

She loves fast cars.

Not: She loves quick cars.

Note the common expression fast food to refer to food such as hamburgers, which are cooked and served in a very short time in restaurants:

You shouldn’t eat so much fast food. It’s not good for you.

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Comparative and superlative adjectives

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Adjective

Synonyms: Adjective

Synonyms: Adverb

Synonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Adverb

Adjective

quick, prompt, ready, apt mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability. quick stresses instancy of response and is likely to connote native rather than acquired power.
quick reflexes

a keen quick mind prompt is more likely to connote training and discipline that fits one for instant response.
prompt emergency medical care ready suggests facility or fluency in response.

backed by a pair of ready assistants apt stresses the possession of qualities (such as intelligence, a particular talent, or a strong bent) that makes quick effective response possible.

an apt student

her answer was apt and to the point

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Adjective

quick, prompt, and ready mean able to respond right away. quick is used when the response is immediate and often when the ability is part of a person’s nature.

He has quick reflexes. prompt is used when the ability to respond right away is the product of training and discipline.

The store gives prompt service. ready is used when the response comes easy or is smooth.

He always had a ready answer to every question.

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Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Adjective

Middle English quik, from Old English cwic; akin to Old Norse kvikr living, Latin vivus living, vivere to live, Greek bios, zōē life

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quick as a flash

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(as) quick as a wink

as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible

be quick on the draw

cut (someone) to the quick

cut to the quick

fast/quick buck

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impenetrable or incapable of being harmed

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