swift
adjective
[ swɪft ]
• happening quickly or promptly.
• "a remarkably swift recovery"
Similar:
prompt,
rapid,
sudden,
immediate,
instant,
instantaneous,
without delay,
ready,
punctual,
abrupt,
unhesitating,
hasty,
hurried,
precipitate,
headlong,
p.d.q. (pretty damn quick),
quick,
brisk,
lively,
speedy,
fast,
high-speed,
expeditious,
express,
breakneck,
meteoric,
whirlwind,
spanking,
nippy,
swift
adverb
• swiftly.
• "streams that ran swift and clear"
swift
noun
• a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.
• a moth, typically yellow-brown in colour, with fast darting flight. The eggs are scattered in flight and the larvae live underground feeding on roots, where they can be a serious pest.
• a light, adjustable reel for holding a skein of silk or wool.
Origin:
Old English (as an adjective), from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan ‘move in a course, sweep’. The bird name dates from the mid 17th century.