The first time I met Anna, she told me everything about herself in one crazed, rapid-fire burst.

No one felt most of the temblors, some of which were only 1.5 miles deep and often came in rapid-fire bursts.

I started my breathing routine, slow breaths at first, followed by a shallow, rapid-fire burst, then a final deep suck that stretched my lungs.

Colleagues say Mr. Ganzi is possessed of a photographic memory, and he speaks in precise rapid-fire bursts.

Then the Bynar let out a rapid-fire burst in the binary language of his people, which the universal translator simply rendered as a high-pitched whine.

This gibberish was delivered in a rapid-fire burst, as though my tongue couldn't keep pace with the thoughts racing through my head.

The rapid-fire bursts on the right were the multibarreled rocket launchers of Shiite gunmen in West Beirut.

The printer gave another rapid-fire burst.

I can't believe how stupid you're being," said Marci in rapid-fire bursts.

There's the British tabloid brought to life in a rapid-fire burst of familiar images.