quick off the mark
quick off the mark · quicker off the mark · quickest off the mark
Fast to act or reactFast to act or react
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Fast to act or react
Origin
From sports races, where the mark in this case is the point from which the racers start.From sports races, where the mark in this case is the point from which the racers start.
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Forms
quicker off the mark, quickest off the mark| Comparative | quicker off the mark Lesson |
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| Superlative | quickest off the mark Lesson |
irregular
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.