rapid movements
Fast body actions
Quick, forceful motions of the body or its parts.
The phrase appears most often in technical contexts: REM sleep (rapid eye movement) describes the sleep stage marked by darting eyes and vivid dreams.
In music, rapid movements require nimble fingers.
Physical therapists assess rapid movements to evaluate coordination and motor control.
- lightning fastExtremely quick, nearly instant
- flickBrief, sharp motion
- leapSudden springing movement
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
- quakeSeismic ground trembling
dash · dart · jolt · spin · jump cut · hop · flinch · flash · surge · spasm · zip · pivot · oscillate · skitter · scramble · snap · snap back · burst
speed
rapid movementsslow movements
Unhurried physical activity
plodding · crawling · creeping · snail's pace · dawdling
motion vs. stillness
rapid movementsstillness
Complete lack of motion
immobility · motionlessness · stasis · inertia · rest