# quick (speed)

being fast in time and short

- Computed level: L10 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain:   ·  Arena: adjective

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [fast](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-fast.speed), [short](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-short.length), [time](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-time.dimension)

**Through:** fast speed together with short length makes change happen in less time

**Novel properties:**
- reduced duration
- efficient change
- compressed event

## Examples
- The 2011 Tohoku earthquake ruptured 250 kilometers of fault in under 150 seconds. *(geophysics)*
- A cheetah accelerates from 0 to 96 km/h in 3 seconds, the fastest burst of any land animal. *(biology)*
- Google Search returns results in 0.2 seconds on average, even during peak traffic. *(computing)*

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