swift-coming
Definition
Adjective - Coming quickly or arriving swiftly: "swift-coming" describes something that approaches, arrives, or happens with great speed or rapidity.
Usage Examples
- (The storm arrived very quickly, giving no time to prepare.)
- (His success came rapidly and unexpectedly.)
- (The tide rose and arrived quickly.)
Advanced Usage
"swift-coming judgment": a decision or verdict that is delivered rapidly.
- The court's swift-coming judgment left the defendant little time to appeal. (The judgment was made and announced very quickly.)
"swift-coming change": a transformation or alteration that occurs in a short time.
- The swift-coming changes in technology require constant adaptation. (Technological changes arrive rapidly.)
Variants and Related Words
Swift (adj): moving or capable of moving at high speed.
- The cheetah is a swift animal. (It runs very fast.)
Coming (adj): approaching or about to happen.
- The coming year will bring new opportunities. (The approaching year.)
Swiftness (n): the quality of being fast or rapid.
- The swiftness of the response saved lives. (The speed of the response.)
Synonyms
- Fast-approaching: arriving quickly.
- Rapidly arriving: happening or coming with great speed.
- Quick-coming: coming without delay.
Related Idioms
Swift as an arrow: extremely fast.
- The message was sent swift as an arrow. (It was transmitted with great speed.)
Swift on the heels of: immediately following something.
- Swift on the heels of the announcement came the criticism. (The criticism followed the announcement very quickly.)