Happening quickly and without warning

• sudden

  1. Happening without warning; unforeseen:
  2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate:
  3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous:

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  1. Happening without warning; unforeseen:
  2. Happening or done without delay; hasty or immediate:
  3. Characterized by sharp change in elevation; precipitous:

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• precipitate

  1. To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely:
  2. To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward:
  3. To put suddenly into a certain state or condition:

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  1. To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely:
  2. To cause to fall down from a height; hurl downward:
  3. To put suddenly into a certain state or condition:

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• precipitant

  1. Rushing or falling headlong.
  2. Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash.
  3. Abrupt or unexpected; sudden.

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  1. Rushing or falling headlong.
  2. Acting with or marked by impulsiveness in thought or action; rash.
  3. Abrupt or unexpected; sudden.

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• abrupt

  1. Unexpectedly sudden:
  2. Surprisingly curt; brusque:
  3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions:

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  1. Unexpectedly sudden:
  2. Surprisingly curt; brusque:
  3. Touching on one subject after another with sudden transitions:

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Accomplished in very little time

• swift

  1. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast.
  2. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
  3. Quick to act or react:

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  1. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast.
  2. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly:
  3. Quick to act or react:

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• speedy

  1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
  2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.

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  1. Characterized by rapid motion; swift.
  2. Accomplished or arrived at without delay; prompt.

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• short

  1. Having little length; not long.
  2. Having little height; not tall.
  3. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:

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  1. Having little length; not long.
  2. Having little height; not tall.
  3. Extending or traveling not far or not far enough:

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• rapid

  1. Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
  2. An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed.

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  1. Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed.
  2. An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed.

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• quick

  1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
  2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
  3. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:

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  1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy:
  2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright:
  3. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen:

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• hasty

  1. Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory:
  2. Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances:
  3. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried:

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  1. Done or made without due consideration or attention; precipitate or cursory:
  2. Done or made rapidly due to pressing circumstances:
  3. Acting with too much speed or haste; hurried:

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• flying

  1. Of or relating to aviation:
  2. Capable of or engaged in flight:
  3. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air:

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  1. Of or relating to aviation:
  2. Capable of or engaged in flight:
  3. Situated, extending, or functioning in the air:

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• fast

  1. Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.
  2. Accomplished in relatively little time:
  3. Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously:

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  1. Acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift.
  2. Accomplished in relatively little time:
  3. Acquired quickly with little effort and sometimes unscrupulously:

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• expeditious

  1. Acting or done with speed and efficiency.

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  1. Acting or done with speed and efficiency.

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• brief

  1. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
  2. Succinct; concise:
  3. Curt; abrupt:

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  1. Short in time, duration, length, or extent.
  2. Succinct; concise:
  3. Curt; abrupt:

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