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词组 be quick off the mark
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be quick off the mark
to be quick to act or to react to an event or situation.
The police were quick off the mark reaching the scene of the accident.
idiombe quick off the markto be good at understanding a situation quickly and doing what needs to be done, especially in order to gain an advantage:Manchester City were quick off the mark, and scored a goal in the first ten minutes.You have to be quick off the mark to get a letter published in a newspaper - readers' letters come in by fax and e-mail, and are printed next day.opposite be slow off the mark: If you were slow off the mark in taking up the offer of a low interest rate in January, you may have a chance to try again in October.
Note The mark is the place where runners begin a race.

be quick off the mark

To be quick to react or take action. You have to be quick off the mark if you're going to be an emergency responder.

be quick (or slow) off the mark

be fast (or slow) in responding to a situation or understanding something.
The mark here is the line or marker from which a competitor starts a race, as is also the case in get off the mark and on your marks.

be ˌquick/ˌslow off the ˈmark

be quick/slow to do something or understand something: You have to be quick off the mark when you answer a newspaper advertisement for an apartment.Jenny was rather slow off the mark, and they had to explain the joke to her.
In athletics, your mark is your starting point in a race.
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