English Explanatory Dictionary

quick off the mark

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. fast to act or react

Pronunciation

En-au-quick off the mark.ogg

Word forms

quick off the mark quicker off the mark quickest off the mark

Etymology

From sports races, where the mark in this case is the point from which the racers start.

Antonyms

slow off the mark
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