Definition

Adjective: - Prompt, expeditious, quick: Describes something done or completed with speed and efficiency, often in a surprisingly short amount of time. It emphasizes not just speed but also the effective and orderly nature of the completion.

Usage

• Used to describe the manner in which a task, process, or event is carried out.
• Often implies a positive outcome achieved through good preparation or efficiency.
• Typically modifies nouns related to actions, processes, or results (e.g., - work, - settlement, - recovery).

Examples

• (Everything was done promptly thanks to good preparations.)
• (To settle business expeditiously.)
• (He is famous for his expeditious working style.)
• (The patient's prompt recovery surprised the doctors.)

Advanced Usage

• Methodological Context: Can describe a method or approach characterized by speed and directness.
  • Phương pháp chóng vánh (an expeditious method)
• Comparative/Superlative: Can be used in comparative forms.
  • Công việc này cần được xử lý một cách chóng vánh hơn. (This task needs to be handled more expediently.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chóng (adj): Fast, quick (often refers to the passage of time itself, e.g., - time flies so fast).
• Nhanh chóng (adj): Quickly, swiftly (a more common synonym, slightly less formal than ).
• Mau chóng (adj): Quickly, promptly (similar to ).

Synonyms

• Nhanh gọn: Quick and neat.
• Kịp thời: Timely, in time.
• Khẩn trương: Urgent, pressing (emphasizes urgency rather than just efficiency).

Antonyms

• Chậm chạp: Slow, sluggish.
• Kéo dài: Prolonged, drawn-out.
• Lề mề: Dilatory, tardy.

Notes on Usage

• is slightly more formal and literary than its common synonym . It is often used in written Vietnamese or in formal speech to describe efficient processes.
• It carries a connotation of satisfactory completion, not merely unfinished haste. Something done is both fast and effectively concluded.

adj

1. Prompt, expeditious
   • mọi việc đều chóng vánh nhờ chuẩn bị tốt
     everything was done promptly thanks to good preparations
   • giải quyết công việc chóng vánh
     to be expeditious in settling business, to expedite business