German term
ratz-fatz
| 4 +5 | double quick |
Charles Stanford
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| 3 +4 | lickety-split |
Henry Schroeder
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| 3 +3 | quick-fire |
Stephen Gobin
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| 5 | In a flash |
Courtney Sliwinski
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| 3 | on the spot |
Catherine Winzer
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| 3 | instant |
Martin Wenzel
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Sep 2, 2008 09:11: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings" , "Field (write-in)" from "general term" to "(none)"
Sep 2, 2008 09:11: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"
Proposed translations
Czech Republic
Qualified, experienced EN native speaker
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English, German to English, and 3 more.
double quick
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Ken Cox
: 'on the double' would work well in the USA \\ and 'chop-chop' would work in a very informal context (e.g. blog or e-mail)
4 mins
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Thank you Ken
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Ulrike Kraemer
: :-)
14 mins
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Thank you Little Balu
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LP Schumacher
: I like Ken's "chop-chop," along with your suggestions. I'd also been thinking of "like now." Your "double quick" might be the most neutral, as far as not being overly informal (depending on what is needed here).
40 mins
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Thank you Liesl
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EC Translate
: "like yesterday" or ASAP :o)
50 mins
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Thank you
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/Ken's added ideas, or: lightining fast maybe
2 hrs
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thank you Ingeborg
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United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
lickety-split
| A good solution. I had never heard of this term before. |
| agree |
Charles Stanford
: depends on the context I suppose but I quite like that
3 mins
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Ken Cox
: I was going to suggest 'jiffy marketing', but that turns out to be a company name ;-(
6 mins
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Inge Meinzer
4 hrs
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| agree |
Sharon Moler
1 day 16 hrs
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The right words for the right price
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
In a flash
Check out this reference:
http://synonyms24.com/to/lickety-split/
You might find what you're looking for there!
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
quick-fire
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Helen Shiner
: Of all the options, this is the one I can imagine being adopted in a marketing context.
2 mins
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LP Schumacher
23 mins
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Cetacea
3 hrs
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Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: German to English, English
on the spot
"on-line marketing is needed on the spot"
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German , English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
instant
but it always depends on how the whole sentence will be translated...
I would suggest: What they need is instant online marketing...
Depends on your target group, too. Otherwise, Stephen's quick-fire suggestion is a good one if you want the same register in English.
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