quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe: an agile leap.
active; lively: an agile person.
marked by an ability to think quickly; mentally acute or aware: She's 95 and still very agile.
noting or relating to a philosophy of product development and production intended to create and distribute batches of working products in a short period of time with subsequent batches planned in a cyclical schedule of improvement, production, and distribution: agile software programming;agile manufacturing;agile teams.Compare waterfall (def. 3). See also Agile development.
noun
Sometimes Agile . an iterative and collaborative philosophy of rapid product development and production: Agile is being used by more and more companies outside of the tech sector.
Origin of agile
First recorded in 1570–80; earlier agill, from Middle French agile “nimble” and Latin agilis “easily moved, moving easily,” equivalent to ag- (base of agere “to do, drive”) + -ilis -ile
Those in position to be agile and focused on getting in front of the most current opportunities in search will win the clicks—and the lion’s share of new business.
SEO in the second half of 2020: Five search opportunities to act on now|Jim Yu|August 17, 2020|Search Engine Watch
We’re also proud of our heritage but we can be agile and evolve, and we have.
‘We can be agile and evolve’: News UK is quickly growing a 7-figure incremental revenue stream from social video|Lucinda Southern|August 5, 2020|Digiday
For years, agency executives and marketers have used “agile” and “nimble” as buzzwords to set themselves up as modern and differentiated.
‘My mind is opened to different possibilities now’: 5 ways agency work will change going forward|Kristina Monllos|July 24, 2020|Digiday
On top of that, companies are now challenged to ensure that their organization is agile, responsive, and nimble and in these tumultuous times.
Correlating online behavior to pandemic events and accelerating future digital|Andy Betts|June 9, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Marketers need to craft campaigns that are affordable, cost-effective and agile – and that means paid search.
COVID-19 has altered paid search: How marketers can adjust strategies|Brianna Desmet|May 29, 2020|Search Engine Watch
His silhouettes, which so often make a woman appear aerodynamic and agile, this season left her looking grounded and sluggish.
Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten Kick Off Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gingrich is a strong debater, agile enough even to turn a question about past marital infidelity into an applause line.
Mitt Romney Faces High Stakes in NBC Debate With Surging Newt Gingrich|Howard Kurtz|January 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Instead, renegade Newt threw haymakers at also-rans like Michele Bachmann, but was still smart and agile enough to come out ahead.
Paul Begala: Newt Obliterates the Competition in Saturday’s Debate|Paul Begala|December 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But like the organization he now runs, he is agile and adaptive.
Bin Laden’s Replacement|Bruce Riedel|June 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Nonetheless, the group has proven remarkably resilient and agile.
The Holiday Terror Jitters|Bruce Riedel|December 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
She was young and agile, and besides she was greatly excited and in haste to begin the search.
Little Bessie, the Careless Girl|Josephine Franklin
When he madly tries to pull in one, the agile horses strain upon the others.
The Little Lady of Lagunitas|Richard Henry Savage
Little by little he slipped down, the branch giving more and more with every movement of his agile body.
Ann Arbor Tales|Karl Edwin Harriman
Everywhere the agile, beautifully-tinted lizards abound, sunning themselves on logs of wood, or scampering over the sandy soil.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston
Morgan was mounted on the horse borrowed from Stilwell, an agile young animal, tractable and intelligent.