Is there anyone to explain the difference between FAST and QUICK (the usage)?

Answer 1

one of those nuances that all languages have

of course fast and quick are similar, and in some usages they are nearly interchangeable

in other uses they are quite different

as adjectives, you would normally use "fast" to refer to something that is capable of high speed, like a race car

you would normally use "quick" to something that could change directly or demonstrate quick bursts of speed, like a squirrel

you would never say, "that boy can sure run quick" it would have to be "fast" in that sentence

quick has an adverb form (modifying a verb instead of a noun) which is "quickly", you might say, "he moved quickly" usually implying that he responded in a hurry, more than that his speed was high once he got moving

quickness is often responsiveness

fast is almost always some kind of velocity

good luck
the nuances of all lanuages are endless

Answer 2

This is one of the banes of the English language or one of it's beauty.
The English language was formed over the centuries, but basically, they are Saxon, originally an area in what is now Germany, and the Angles or Anglos who were in Ancient Britain.Then after the invasion by William the Conqueror in 1066 invasion, bringing with them the French Language, and the Vikings adding theirs, over the years, all about the same time, The Tenth to twelth Centuries, they all mingled together.
So we end up with much duplication of words, meaning the same thing.
English was codified, until around the sixteenth century, in William Shakespears time.And the first English Dictionary was printed. Many different spellings were around, for the same word.
That's why spelling English is so hard for many people, it's just not a simple language to spell, with very few fast and true rules.

Answer 3

For me, the difference between fast and quick is the difference between speed and acceleration.

A fast car can operate at a high speed (like a Mercedes). A quick car can reach a high speed in a short time (like a Porsche).

I don't know if the OED would agree, but that's how I differentiate.

Answer 4

It can be used in the same way as in :
That was fast OR That was quick.
But the word 'fast' cannot be used as an adverb but 'quick' can be used so. U can say - 'I walked quickly' but u can't say - 'I walked fastly'. U'd rather say - 'I walked very fast'

Answer 5

fast is refering to a longer distance, quick meaning a short burst of speed.

Answer 6

Definition of Fast

To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry.

To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence.

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Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.

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Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation.

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A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast.

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Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door.

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Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.

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Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.

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Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.

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Tenacious; retentive.

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Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.

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Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse.

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Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver.

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In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably.

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In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.

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That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.

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The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster.

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In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard table, etc.


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Definition of quick

quick [ kwik ]

adjective (comparative quick·er, superlative quick·est)

Definition:

1. doing something fast: moving or doing something fast

2. alert: demonstrating alertness or sharp perception
She has a very quick mind.

3. nimble: moving swiftly and with skill
quick fingers

4. done without delay: done or doing something without delay
They promised a quick delivery.

5. easily angered: describes a temper that is easily aroused

6. brief: taking or lasting only a short time
I'll take a quick look at it.

7. hasty: tending to be hasty
Don't be too quick to blame others.

8. ( archaic )
Same as alive (sense 1)

noun

Definition:

1. flesh under nail: the sensitive flesh under a fingernail or toenail

2. somebody's sensitivities: somebody's deepest feelings or most private emotions
criticisms that cut him to the quick

plural noun

Definition:

the living: those people who are alive ( archaic )
the quick and the dead

adverb (comparative quick·er, superlative quick·est)

Definition:

fast: in a speedy manner ( informal )
Come quick!

[ Old English cwic(u) "alive, lively" < Indo-European, "to live"]

quick·ly adverb
quick·ness noun

quick and dirty produced to meet an immediate or pressing need, rather than in accordance with high standards of research or design (informal)