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Moving fast without knocking anything over, including yourself.
means The quality of moving, thinking, or adapting quickly and with easy control.
from Traces back to the Old English word 'niman,' meaning 'to take' or 'to seize' — the idea being that a nimble hand or mind is quick enough to grab what it needs before the moment passes. That root grew into Middle English 'nimel,' then 'nimble,' carrying the sense of someone light on their feet and quick with their grip. Related words lurk in other Germanic languages too, all circling the same ancestral idea of swift, sure-handed taking.
- not just speed
- speed plus control, otherwise it is just falling
- origin
- from Old English numol, meaning quick to grasp
- business buzzword
- what companies claim while in six approval meetings
- peaks early
- kids and ferrets have more than most adults