quick burst

collocation in English

meaningsofquickandburst

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quick
adjective
uk
/kwɪk/us
/kwɪk/
happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a ...
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burst
noun[C]
uk
/bɜːst/us
/bɝːst/
UK
the act of breaking open so that what is inside ...
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(Definition ofquickandburstfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They have said that there should be aquickburstin one year to relieve the fleet of the excess capacity as soon as possible.
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Ultracapacitors complement a primary energy source like a fuel cell or battery, which can not repeatedly providequickburstof power.
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Designed for upper cut practice, jabbing, curl punching and lowquickburstof high and low punching practice.
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Fire aquickburstat the alien antagonists.
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About 5 to 10 eggs are released in aquickburst.
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Dash gives the player aquickburstof speed to evade hostiles, while spin gives the player an instant of invulnerability.
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Its large caudal fin allows for aquickburstof speed to catch larger, faster prey that come in range.
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At 6-foot-4, 280 pounds, he ran the 40yd m dash in 4.76 seconds, and was known for having aquickburstoff the line.
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Many years of introducing quick bursts of sugar would eventually result in cells becoming resistant to insulin.
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Once computer science advanced, large amounts of data could be sent over the airwaves in quick bursts of signals and more complex encryption was allowed.
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The physique of this type of rider allows them to escape from the peloton through quick bursts usually with the assistance of a teammate.
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Goldsmith used quick bursts of brass music to accompany the starship sequences.
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Suzuki was sensitive and kind but prone to quick bursts of anger.
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