Meanings
adjectivequick-fire (comparative more quick-fire, superlative most quick-fire)
comparative more quick-fire · superlative most quick-fire · alternative quickfire
- idiomaticHaving one thing coming rapidly after another.
The politician was unnerved by the journalist's quick-fire questioning.
1 more example
But the mood changed completely after Arsenal's quick-fire double and Ipswich, supported by 9,000 away supporters, could not force their way back into the tie.
2011 January 25, Paul Fletcher, “Arsenal 3 - 0 Ipswich (agg 3 - 1)”, in BBC
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APA
quick-fire. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-fire
MLA
“quick-fire.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-fire. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quick-fire,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quick-fire.
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