迅速(じんそく)

じんそく
adjective-na
swift; prompt; rapid
1. swift; prompt; rapid
Acting or responding quickly and efficiently. A formal word commonly used in business, government, and news contexts to describe fast action or response.
迅速(じんそく)な対応(たいおう)をお願(ねが)いします。
Please respond promptly.
政府(せいふ)は迅速(じんそく)に対策(たいさく)を講(こう)じるべきだ。
The government should take swift countermeasures.
消防隊(しょうぼうたい)の迅速(じんそく)な活動(かつどう)のおかげで、被害(ひがい)は最小限(さいしょうげん)に抑(おさ)えられた。
Thanks to the swift action of the fire brigade, the damage was kept to a minimum.

Compound of 迅(じん) (swift) + 速(そく) (fast). A formal word that appears frequently in official statements, business correspondence, and news reports.

Used as a na-adjective (迅速(じんそく)な) or adverbially (迅速(じんそく)に). Conveys both speed and the sense of competent, efficient action.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 迅速(じんそく)な対応(たいおう) (prompt response)
  • 迅速(じんそく)に対応(たいおう)する (to respond swiftly)
  • 迅速(じんそく)な判断(はんだん) (swift judgment)
  • 迅速(じんそく)な行動(こうどう) (swift action)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 素早(すばや)い: quick, nimble (conversational, can describe physical agility)
  • 速(はや)い: fast (general, everyday word)
  • 敏速(びんそく): nimble and quick (similar formality but less common)
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