"just a fast question" vs "just a short question"

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They are interchangeable and convey the same meaning. The choice between 'fast' and 'short' is a matter of personal preference.

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"just a fast question"

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the question being asked will be quick or brief.

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Look, I just have a fast question, Father.
He's just a fast-food knight.
In this hilariously lively performance, actress Sarah Jones channels an opinionated elderly Jewish woman, a fast-talking Dominican college student and more, giving TED2009 just a sample of her spectacular character range.
It was "just a joke" but... that's Kit.
And when I say, "just a story," I'm not trying to belittle my work.
"Just a one-eyed monkey," said the Brahmin.
He sees his latest post as "just a continuum of what I have been doing all my life".
That much blood is not a "just a" anything.
Nobody who's "just a friend" sends a single rose.
Well, I think we both know that Dawn is a lot more than "just a kid".
That much blood is not a "just a" anything.
There's no such thing as "just a kiss".
"Just a water cooler."
Nobody who's "just a friend" sends a single rose.
Not hard, just a... little eensy-weensy "boop," just to get her attention.
She was dancing with Mr. "12-Out-of-IO" just a moment ago.
"Just a few months, Molly."
"Just a badly written one."
The girls all thought I was a boy, the boys all said I was "just a girl".
I said, "Just a dance," but he wasn't having a bar of it.

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just a short question

"just a short question"

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that the question being asked will be quick or brief.

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I have made a long journey to ask a short question.
Excuse me, I have a short question.
I have a short question to ask the Commissioner.
Mr President, I have a short question for the Commissioner.
Finally, I should like to put a short question to the Commissioner.
It's just a short story and a couple of essay questions.
I should just like to put two short questions to you.
Mr President, a short question sometimes provokes a lengthy answer so I apologize in advance for what must unavoidably be a fair degree of detail in response to the honourable Member.
Just three short questions and I hope you will be in a position to answer them.
The disgraceful decision to impose the ban was taken just a short time after Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan had announced the implementation of his 15-point plan to resolve the Kurdish question, thereby creating a sensation in both the Turkish and the international media.
Mr President, I have one short question concerning the point the Commissioner just raised, that the April meeting will be a general Council meeting.
My friend lives just a short way from here.
Just a short test you can do on the computer.
It was just a short-range teleport.
Napping means just a short while.
Look, Max, the bus station's just a short walk.
Just a for a short while.
A brown dwarf has nuclear fusion for just a short time.
So, this is the publication we had just a short while ago.
Former President David Palmer was killed just a short while ago.

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just a fast question

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