Word info

rapid fire

Adjective

Meaning

rapid fire

Quickly, with minimal time between occurrences.
The attorney peppered him with rapid fire questions, barely giving him time to reply.

(of a gun) Able to fire bullets in quick succession.

(of a series of questions, etc.) Delivered in a rapid continuous stream.

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rapid-fire

Examples

No other power under heaven could bring a man out of a place like that. Men were killed on both sides of me; and I was the biggest and the most exposed of all. Over thirty machine guns were maintaining rapid fire at me, point-blank from a range of about twenty-five yards. Alvin York

Texting is addicting. Once you get emotionally involved with constant outside stimulation assaulting your brain, it is hard to stop looking at your machine every two minutes. Without rapid fire words appearing on a screen, you feel bored, not part of the action. Bill O'Reilly

During the rapid-fire round when Karan asked Sonam, "Name one Bollywood actress you'd cast in 'Sex and The City' to which Sonam prompt reply was Rekha and she said, Rekha, as you know, one of the. Source: Internet

Billboard Magazine May 4, 1974 pg 35: "Groucho Marx was the best comedian this country ever produced – Woody Allen" His rapid-fire, often impromptu delivery of innuendo -laden patter earned him many admirers and imitators. Source: Internet

An interesting highlight for us is the inclusion of a "rapid fire" button that you can use as an alternative to fast-fingered mashing. Source: Internet

He is rock music's Robin Williams: his rapid-fire skits include the tortured artist, the naive hick, the asinine beer-monster, the suave clubber and, most often of all, the myopic, lisping clown prince that is rumoured to be the genuine article. Source: Internet

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