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빠르다

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fast; quick

Adjective

  1. 1

    fast; quick

    Taking a short time to accomplish certain actions.

    Korean definition: 어떤 동작을 하는 데 걸리는 시간이 짧다.

    • He ate up the food quickly.

    • As the sun went down, the workers' hands moved quickly.

  2. 2

    speedy; fast

    The time taken to move from one place to another place being short.

    Korean definition: 한곳에서 다른 곳으로 움직이는 데 걸리는 시간이 짧다.

    • That car was so fast that it passed in front of me in a flash.

    • He ran so fast that I couldn't possibly catch up.

  3. 3

    rapid

    The time taken for something to be achieved being short.

    Korean definition: 어떤 일이 이루어지는 데 걸리는 시간이 짧다.

    • He worked hard at his assigned tasks, and as diligent as he was, his promotions were fairly rapid.

    • From 1700 onward, the rate of population growth was very rapid.

  4. 4

    early

    Something being ahead of another thing in time.

    Korean definition: 어떤 것이 다른 것보다 시간 순서상으로 앞서 있다.

    • The two were born twins, but Jisu was born a little earlier than Seung-gyu, so Seung-gyu called Jisu his older sister.

    • I got to work earlier than other people.