素早い（すばやい） — meaning, reading and use

素早(すばや)いcommonJLPT N1

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

Example sentences

急ぎの依頼だったが、彼の素早い対応のおかげで無事に間に合った。
Although it was a last-minute request, his quick response allowed us to successfully make it in time.
捕らえることのできないもの、身軽で素早いもののたとえ、だそうです。
It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.

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