quick note

Jotted reminder phrase

A quick note is a brief written message, often informal and dashed off without much deliberation.

The phrase signals that what follows won't take long to read or wasn't labored over: Just a quick note to say thanks, I left you a quick note on the fridge.

In professional contexts, it softens emails or memos that might otherwise seem curt.

Related

sticky · post-it · scratch · back of envelope · hasty · brief · drop a line · message · dash · on the fly · shorthand · pencil · napkin · margin · hurried · fleeting · thought · aside

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Opposites
formality

quick noteformal letter

Structured professional written communication

official correspondence · business letter · formal invitation · legal notice · cover letter

length/elaboration

quick noteformal letter

Structured professional written communication

official correspondence · dissertation · manuscript · manifesto · magnum opus

permanence/weight

quick notelegal document

Formally binding written record

official record · binding contract · formal declaration · deed · charter

Family

quick, note, quicker, quickest, quickly, quicken, quickens, quickened, quickening

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Top 50,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G