Inhale your meal
To eat quickly is to consume food in a hurry, whether from hunger, time pressure, or eagerness to finish.
The phrase often implies less-than-ideal eating habits: I had to eat quickly before my next meeting.
Related expressions like wolf down, scarf, and inhale suggest even more speed and less decorum.
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Inhale your meal
To eat quickly is to consume food in a hurry, whether from hunger, time pressure, or eagerness to finish.
The phrase often implies less-than-ideal eating habits: I had to eat quickly before my next meeting.
Related expressions like wolf down, scarf, and inhale suggest even more speed and less decorum.
Related — gobble (Eat fast and greedily); wolf down (Eat very quickly); devour (Eat greedily and fast); wolf · scarf · inhale · bolt · gulp · shovel · cram · stuff · ravenous · famished
eating speedeat quickly ≠ nibble Small, tentative bite; graze
eating manner/mindfulnesseat quickly ≠ savor Enjoy with full attention; relish
eat, quickly, eats, eaten, eating, eater, eaters, edible, edibility
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