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单词 PDQ
释义

PDQ

adverb

ˌpē-(ˌ)dē-ˈkyü How to pronounce PDQ (audio)
variants or less commonly pdq
informal
: as quickly as possible : immediately
Like a great many of my generation, I'm sorry that I never asked my grandfather about his experiences of fighting in World War I—though I suspect that like so many of his generation, he would have changed the subject PDQ. Tom Utley
He needed to get back to the hospital pdq, he said. Bob Levey

Synonyms

  • bang
  • directly
  • forthwith
  • headlong
  • immediately
  • incontinently
  • instantaneously
  • instanter
  • instantly
  • now
  • plumb
  • presently
  • promptly
  • pronto
  • right
  • right away
  • right now
  • right off
  • straight off
  • straightaway
  • straightway
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Example Sentences

We need to hire someone PDQ. the boss wants the report, and he wants it PDQ

Word History

Etymology

abbreviation of pretty damned quick

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

PDQ

adverb

as in promptly
without delay the boss wants the report, and he wants it PDQ

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • promptly
  • immediately
  • now
  • instantly
  • directly
  • shortly
  • quickly
  • instanter
  • soon
  • right
  • forthwith
  • at once
  • pronto
  • straightaway
  • right off
  • away
  • straight off
  • right away
  • in no time
  • right now
  • instantaneously
  • straightway
  • suddenly
  • on a dime
  • quick
  • presently
  • bang
  • swiftly
  • rapidly
  • on the double
  • posthaste
  • incontinently
  • fast
  • off the bat
  • headlong
  • on the spot
  • abruptly
  • briskly
  • plumb
  • anon
  • readily
  • freely
  • hastily
  • speedily
  • swift
  • momentarily
  • apace
  • presto
  • unexpectedly
  • full tilt
  • rashly
  • snappily
  • recklessly
  • fleetly
  • punctually
  • seasonably
  • impulsively
  • impetuously
  • opportunely
  • exactly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slowly
  • late
  • tardily
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