reaction speed
How fast responding
Reaction speed is how quickly someone responds to a stimulus—a goalkeeper diving for a ball, a driver hitting the brakes.
The term appears in sports, gaming, and cognitive testing.
His reaction speed has slowed with age.
Also called reaction time, though speed emphasizes quickness while time measures duration.
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- knee jerkInvoluntary leg response
- quickMoving with speed
- snapSudden sharp sound
- snap judgmentRapid evaluation without deliberation
twitch · instinct · fight or flight · lightning · cat-like reflexes · blink · split second · trigger · quick draw · alert · sharp · fast · agile · split-second · jolt · dodge · catch · startle
reaction speedslow reflexes
Delayed physical reactions
slowness · sluggishness · delayed response · latency · lag
reaction speeddeliberation
Careful weighing of choices
thoughtfulness · contemplation · measured response · reflective thinking · reflection
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