fast runner

Fleet-footed competitor

A fast runner is someone who runs at high speed, whether in athletic competition or everyday context.

The phrase is straightforward—it describes running ability rather than forming a fixed expression.

She's a fast runner, so she anchored the relay team.

He's not a fast runner, but he has great endurance.

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Opposites
speed

fast runnerplodder

Slow, persistent worker

slowpoke · tortoise · snail · crawler · dawdler

athletic ability

fast runnercouch potato

Habitual sedentary TV watcher

non-runner

Family

fast, runner

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G