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131quick/slow off the mark — quick or slow to act or to understand something As soon as the opportunity arose, he was quick off the mark in exploiting it. I was slow off the mark [=I did not act quickly] and missed my chance. • • • Main Entry: ↑mark …
132Quick — Quick, v. t. & i. [See {Quicken}.] To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …