Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Quickly, swiftly: Indicates that an action is performed with speed, without delay.
   • Promptly, expeditiously: Indicates that an action is done without unnecessary waiting, in a timely and efficient manner.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • Anh ấy chạy nhanh chóng về phía cửa. (He ran quickly towards the door.)
  • Chúng tôi cần phản hồi nhanh chóng. (We need to respond promptly.)
  • Dịch vụ này được thực hiện rất nhanh chóng. (This service is carried out very swiftly.)

Advanced Usage

• "một cách nhanh chóng": in a quick/rapid manner (adds emphasis).
  • Cô ấy hoàn thành bài tập một cách nhanh chóng. (She completed the assignment in a rapid manner.)
• Used to describe the nature or result of a process.
  • Sự phát triển nhanh chóng của công nghệ. (The rapid development of technology.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nhanh (adj): Fast, quick. (e.g., - the car is very fast.)
• Chóng (adj/adv): Quick, soon. Often used in compounds or formal contexts. (e.g., - dizzy; - hastily.)
• Nhanh nhẹn (adj): Nimble, agile (often for physical movement or mental acuity).
• Mau chóng (adv): A near-synonym meaning quickly, speedily.

Synonyms

• Lập tức: Immediately, at once (emphasizes zero delay).
• Tức thì: Instantaneous, immediate.
• Gấp rút: Urgently, hastily (emphasizes urgency).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs / Verb Phrases)

• Tiến hành nhanh chóng: To proceed/conduct swiftly.
  • Dự án cần được tiến hành nhanh chóng. (The project needs to be carried out swiftly.)
• Giải quyết nhanh chóng: To resolve/settle quickly.
  • Hãy giải quyết vấn đề này nhanh chóng. (Please resolve this issue promptly.)

Related Idioms

• Nhanh như chớp / Nhanh như cắt: As fast as lightning / As swift as a falcon (meaning extremely fast).
  • Anh ta chạy nhanh như chớp. (He ran as fast as lightning.)
• Chậm như rùa: As slow as a turtle (antonym, used for contrast).
  • Làm nhanh chóng lên, đừng chậm như rùa! (Do it quickly, don't be as slow as a turtle!)

adv

1. quick, quickly, swiftly ; prompt, promptly