quick-setting

[ kwik-set-ing ]

adjective

1. setting quickly, as a cement, paint, or gelatin.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quick-setting¹

First recorded in 1515–25

Example Sentences

"We're able to see, for example, how the quick-setting nano additives in the mix act as a performance booster during the early stages of setting, compensating for the large amounts of slower-setting fly ash and pond ash in our mixes," Gunasekara says.

From Science Daily

Don’t use concrete or quick-setting mixes.

From Seattle Times

Don’t use concrete or quick-setting mixes.

From Washington Post

Large-scale 3-D printers, by contrast, pump out quick-setting concrete slurry from a nozzle on a crane or gantry arm that moves on rails, guided by a computer, to create entire structures layer by layer.

From Scientific American

Jetmundsen said halfback Henry Seibels, who was known as Diddy, suffered a gash on his head in the game with Texas, but continued playing when the wound was covered with quick-setting plaster.

From New York Times