PDQ
Now, in slang
PDQ is an initialism for "pretty damn quick," meaning immediately or as fast as possible: Get that report finished PDQ.
The expression dates to the 19th century and remains in casual use, often with a note of impatience or urgency.
Sometimes softened to "pretty darn quick."
Moving with speed
- fastSpeedy, or skip eating
- rapidMoving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
hasty · expeditious · pronto · stat · immediately · instantly · lickety-split · jiffy
Needing immediate attention
- ASAPUrgently, in shorthand
- statData point, abbreviated
- rushQuick sudden movement
- emergencySerious sudden danger
time-sensitive · pressing · critical · immediate · expedited · priority
quick
Moving with speed
speedy · hasty · expeditious · pronto · stat · immediately · instantly · lickety-split · jiffy · flash
urgent
Needing immediate attention
emergency · time-sensitive · pressing · critical · immediate · expedited · priority
lickety-split
Extremely fast, immediately
- Chicken RestaurantsKFC, Chick-fil-A, Church's Chicken, Raising Cane's, Jollibee
- fast foodMcDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC
- urgencyurgent, urgently, emergency, ASAP, stat
- Fast CasualChipotle, Panera Bread, Five Guys, Shake Shack, Qdoba
- Multihullscatamaran, trimaran, multihull, double hull, outrigger canoe
PDQslowly
At reduced speed
leisurely · in due time · gradually · at a snail's pace · unhurriedly