vlug

Meaning

quick, fast

Concepts

fast

quick

rapid

quickly

swift

expeditious

speedy

prompt

rapidly

swiftly

apace

expeditiously

pacey

fleet

soon

🔜

spry

nimble

brisk

smart

slippy

make it snappy

trippingly

like nobody’s business

expediate

like gangbusters

all of the sudden

agile

like a train

amain

bright

clever

cleverly

early

express

firm

fledged

fleeting

lightsome

promptly

readily

ready

shallowly

sharp

snappy

solid

steadfast

tantivy

Synonyms

snel

gauw

rap

gezwind

spoedig

haastig

kwiek

vief

vlot

geestig

levendig

prompt

hard

schielijk

in allerijl

weldra

🔜

welhaast

vroegrijp

seffens

aanstonds

🔜

aldra

bijdehand

binnenkort

🔜

dra

🔜

eerdaags

eerlang

🔜

eerstdaags

gemakkelijk

kortaangebonden

oppervlakkig

ras

snelle

straks

terstond

vluchtig

Translations

schnell

rápido

rapide

rápido

geschwind

rasch

rapido

rapidement

veloz

ràpid

veloce

çabuk

hurtig

hızlı

Etymology

Cognate with Low German: vlügge

Cognate with German: flügge

In summary

From Middle Dutch vlugge, from Old Dutch *fluggi, from Proto-West Germanic *flugi, from Proto-Germanic *flugjaz, related to *fleuganą (“to fly”), whence Dutch vliegen. Cognate with Ripuarian flögg (“fast”), Middle Low German vlügge, German flügge (both “full-fledged”). Compare also German flugs (“quickly”).