fast acting
Rapidly taking effect
Fast acting describes something that produces effects quickly after being applied or administered.
The term appears most often with medications, remedies, and chemical products: fast acting pain relief, fast acting fertilizer.
Also spelled fast-acting.
The opposite is slow acting or slow release.
- rapidMoving with haste
- quickMoving with speed
- split secondInfinitesimal unit of time
- instantBriefest unit of time
- instant resultsOutcomes delivered without delay
immediate · swift · speedy · effective · potent · quick fix · relief · pain relief · emergency · urgent · responsive · medication · remedy · solution · drug delivery · adrenaline · caffeine · painkiller
- drug formstablet form, powder form, oral, injectable, topical
- sales pitchesbuy now, shop now, order now, call now, free shipping
speed of effect
fast actingslow-release
Dispensing payload over time
gradual · extended-release · delayed · time-release · sluggish
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