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DictionarySeemarkbe quick off the mark
be quick off the markTo be quick to react or take action. You have to be quick off the mark if you're going to be an emergency responder.See also: mark, off, quickbe quick (or slow) off the mark be fast (or slow) in responding to a situation or understanding something. The mark here is the line or marker from which a competitor starts a race, as is also the case in get off the mark and on your marks.See also: mark, off, quickbe ˌquick/ˌslow off the ˈmark be quick/slow to do something or understand something: You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a newspaper advertisement for an apartment. ♢ Jenny was rather slow off the mark, and they had to explain the joke to her.In athletics, your mark is your starting point in a race.See also: mark, off, quick, slowFinancialSeeMark |