Streets filled quickly.

Meaning: This means that public roads in cities, towns, or villages became full or occupied in a short amount of time. It's like saying, The roads became full fast.

Choice of Words: Streets are public roads in cities, towns, or villages, usually paved and lined with buildings or houses. Filled is the past tense of the verb 'fill', which means to become full or occupied. Quickly means in a short amount of time.

Alternative Expressions

Streets became crowded quickly.

Meaning: This means that a lot of people came to the streets in a short amount of time. It's like saying, The streets became full of people in no time.

Choice of Words: Streets are the roads that we drive on. Crowded means that a place is full of people. Quickly means that something happens in a short amount of time. When we put them together, "Streets became crowded quickly" means that the roads became full of people in a short amount of time.

People flooded the streets quickly.

Meaning: This means that a lot of people came to the streets in a short amount of time. It's like saying, The streets became full of people in no time.

Choice of Words: People are the ones who live in a city or town. Flooded means that a lot of people came to a place at the same time. Quickly means that something happens in a short amount of time. When we put them together, "People flooded the streets quickly" means that a lot of people came to the streets in a short amount of time.

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