swift runner

Fast on foot

A swift runner is someone who runs fast.

The phrase is straightforward description rather than a fixed expression—swift modifies runner just as it would any noun: a swift current, a swift response.

The swift runner overtook the pack in the final stretch.

Related

Usain Bolt · world record · personal best · antelope · hare · agility · endurance · acceleration · stride length · leg muscles · running shoes · cheetah · track and field · fleet-footed · greyhound · pronghorn · marathon · relay race

Opposites
speed

swift runnerplodder

Slow, persistent worker

slowpoke · tortoise · dawdler · laggard · snail

Family

runner, swift

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G