"quick-fire" meaning in English

See quick-fire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-quick-fire.ogg [Australia] Forms: more quick-fire [comparative], most quick-fire [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} quick-fire (comparative more quick-fire, superlative most quick-fire)
  1. (idiomatic) Having one thing coming rapidly after another. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: quickfire
    Sense id: en-quick-fire-en-adj-pdaAX7cG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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