speedy
Moving with haste
Speedy means fast or quick, often with connotations of promptness rather than raw velocity.
A speedy recovery happens sooner than expected.
A speedy trial proceeds without unnecessary delay.
The word suggests efficiency and timeliness: We appreciate your speedy response.
Quick burst or pinch
Delivery person or service
- expressState or fast train
- overnightSpanning evening to morning
- dispatchSend with speed
- rushQuick sudden movement
priority · expedited · airmail · same-day · tracking · parcel · shipment · logistics
Fond nickname for someone
- palClose trusted companion
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- hotshotShowy, skilled person
- whizInformal term for expert
dynamo · zippy · roadrunner · flash · quick-draw · hustle · go-getter · firecracker
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
restoration · convalescence · improvement · mending · rehabilitation · resilience
Charge-reading court session
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- docketCourt's case schedule
- prosecutionPursuing legal charges
defendant · constitutional · Miranda · justice · court · proceeding · due process · Sixth Amendment
dash
Quick burst or pinch
gallop · dart · bolt · zoom · whiz · zip · scurry · scuttle · hustle · scramble
swift
Moving with speed
zippy · snappy · nimble · agile · brisk · fleet · hasty · expeditious · prompt · sprightly
courier
Delivery person or service
rush · priority · expedited · airmail · same-day · tracking · parcel · shipment · logistics · carrier
sweetie
Fond nickname for someone
whiz · dynamo · zippy · roadrunner · flash · quick-draw · hustle · go-getter · firecracker · sparky
bounce-back
Recovery from adversity
- reboundReturn after deflection
- recuperationGradual return to health
- healingRestoration of health
turnaround · restoration · convalescence · improvement · mending · rehabilitation · resilience
arraignment
Charge-reading court session
prosecution · defendant · constitutional · Miranda · justice · court · proceeding · due process · Sixth Amendment · criminal
- speed upIncrease velocity or rate
- speed limitMaximum legal driving pace
- full speedMaximum rate of motion
- top speedMaximum achievable velocity
- speed bumpsRaised road sections
- reaction speedSwiftness of response
speed, speedily, high-speed, speedboat, speediness, speedometer, speedway, airspeed, speedster