quick reply
collocation in Englishmeaningsofquickandreply
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quick
adjective
uk/kwɪk/us/kwɪk/
happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a ...
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reply
noun[C or U]
uk/rɪˈplaɪ/us/rɪˈplaɪ/
an ...
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(Definition ofquickandreplyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is nothing so effective for ensuring aquickreply.
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They want aquickreplyto their queries, particularly on a matter of this kind.
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They had not been received yesterday, and a message pressing for aquickreplywas then sent.
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Also, will he give us aquickreply, because this is interfering with business?
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I received aquickreply, informing me that he would let me have an answer as soon as it was possible.
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People can use one—preferably a hands-free one, rather than breaking the law with a hand-held one—to leave a message or to make aquickreply.
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But it was expected at that time that it would be possible to send a fairlyquickreply.
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In any case, they cannot depend upon getting aquickreplybecause of the vagaries of the postal system.
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But often it is a matter which the questioner seeks aquickreply.
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This matter is so urgent that we ought to have aquickreply.
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I got a veryquickreply: the ill are potentially curable.
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The informal nature of many e-mails will usually mean that aquickreplyis possible, but it is important that this is not at the expense of quality.
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I may remind him of that fact when he next writes to me, but, as my secretary is away on holiday, he may not get aquickreply.
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I start with a number of quick replies before returning to the central theme of this debate.
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It appears on various desks with little flags asking for quick replies.
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The new propositions were hurriedly advanced and quickly presented to the organisations involved, which were asked for quick replies.
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