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Grammar fix

quick response

fast reply

A reply or reaction that happens very soon after something is asked or needed.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Thank you for your quick response to my email.communication
  • In my opinion, a quick response from customer service shows that a company values its clients.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: quick response (to something)

WrongThanks for your quickly response.

RightThanks for your quick response.

Use the adjective 'quick' before the noun, not the adverb 'quickly'.

Patternquick response (to something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I appreciate your expeditious reply.

Natural Thanks for the quick response.

'Quick response' is the natural phrase; 'expeditious reply' is absurdly formal.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • quick + response
    a quick responsequick replyquick to respondsuch a quick

Don't confuse it

Compare with 'immediate response' (even faster, often urgent) and 'slow response' (the opposite).

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