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Jan 17, 2007 · Alabama. English US. Jan 16, 2007. #4. I wouldn't consider them equivalent 'That's fast' isn't a common idiom in the US for shocking. 'That's fast' just means speedy. It is common as an exclamation. 'That's fast!' would mean surprisingly speedy.
Aug 10, 2007 · Fast is a measure of speed, while quick is a measure of time. For example, "I had a great day at the race track. My stock 1968 Camaro tripped the quarter mile speed trap at a fast 102 mph, with a quick elapse time of 13.99 seconds."
Oct 21, 2016 · Indiana. English - US. Oct 21, 2016. #7. If you are supposed to refrain from eating, but you do eat, you will say "I broke my fast." Did you break your fast today? No, I did not. In this case, I think you could say "No, I kept my fast." However, even in these circumstances it doesn't sound idiomatic.
Sep 11, 2013 · 1-You have to run faster if you want to get on time. 2-You have to run more fast if you want to get on time. If we analyse the sentence, fast is here acting as an adverb because it is describing how we do the action (run). So far, in my opinion sentece 2- should be correct, and not number 1-. However, I listen quite often to people using the ...
Aug 2, 2010 · Farsi-English. Aug 2, 2010. #1. Dear all, In the book " The Age of Speed", in each chapter, there is an outlined part called "Fast Fact". This part is most of the time a summary of a fact that has been discussed in the chapter (and it is somehow related to speed, at the same time). I am wondering what does that Fast Fact means in here, exactly.
Mar 9, 2013 · 1. The car is going really fast. 2. The car drives really fast. 3. The car is driving really fast. Thank you. If the car has an average speed of 400 km/hr then the continuous present is not the correct tense, because it isn't necessarily going 400/km as the sentence is being written. It could be stopped at a traffic light, for instance.
Sep 18, 2024 · 2. He like driving fast. 3. He makes makes a living by doing deals that may not be completely legal. 4. He may not tell the truth if you are buying something from him. 5. He is a man (married or not) who has many girlfriends but only keeps them for only a short while. Last edited: Sep 18, 2024.
Sep 7, 2019 · Sep 7, 2019. #1. Hi. I'm looking for a word that describes the action of walking fast. Like when you are at the office, in a hurry, but running or trotting would be impolite. So walk fast, in a hurry. When you see a person walking this way, you know something (usually social norms) is stopping them from sprinting.
Jan 30, 2015 · English - Scotland. Jan 30, 2015. #3. They have a large overlap in their application but they are not always synonymous. Combined with "recovery", both are possible, but "fast" is less common than "quick" or "speedy", which are in turn less common that "rapid" (ngram) G.
Aug 3, 2011 · English - England. Aug 3, 2011. #4. The subtle difference is probably: "he is a fast learner" He learns all things faster than other people. - overall assimilation rates are high. "he is a quick learner" He learns each aspect of one subject in a short time. "quick" originally meant "alive" and "quickly" retains some of the meaning of "lively." M.
