| Main Entry: | delicate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, sticky (situation) |
Synonyms: |
critical, hair-trigger, precarious, sensitive, ticklish, touchy, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, volatile |
| Main Entry: | fast |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | speedy |
Synonyms: |
PDQ, accelerated, active, agile, blue streak, breakneck, brisk, chop-chop, dashing, double-time, electric, expeditious, expeditive, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flying, hairtrigger, hasty, hot, hurried, hypersonic, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, lickety split, like a bat out of hell, like all get out, like crazy, like mad, nimble, on the double, posthaste, presto, pronto, quick, racing, rapid, ready, screamin', snap*, snappy, speedball, supersonic, swift, velocious, winged |
Antonyms: |
plodding, slow, tardy, unhurried |
| Main Entry: | immediate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | instantaneous; without delay |
Synonyms: |
actual, at once, at present time, at this moment, critical, current, existing, extant, first, hair-trigger, instant, live, next, now, on hand, paramount, present, pressing, prompt, up-to-date*, urgent |
Antonyms: |
eventually, later, never |
| Main Entry: | instantaneous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | immediate |
Synonyms: |
direct, fast, hair-trigger, in a flash, instant, momentary, quick, rapid, spontaneous, transitory |
Antonyms: |
delayed, eventual, late, later |
| Main Entry: | hell-for-leather |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fast |
Synonyms: |
accelerated, active, agile, blue streak, breakneck, brisk, bunny, chop-chop, dashing, double-time, electric, expeditious, expeditive, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flying, hairtrigger, hasty, hot*, hurried, hypersonic, in a jiffy, in nothing flat, lick |