crash course

noun

: a rapid and intense course of study

also : an experience that resembles such a course

has been given a crash course in diplomacy in his first weeks in office

Examples of crash course in a Sentence

Before her trip, she took a crash course in Russian culture and history at the local university.

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Organized into 100 frequently asked questions across 12 focused sections, this book offers a practical crash course on engaging the U.S. market. —

Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 Of course, that could put him on a crash course with his new best friend, Elon Musk. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 25 Nov. 2024 The feeling now is the same—except, along with the arson, I’d also be faced with having to take a crash course in learning French. —

Mark Holgate, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2024 Learning to work with government was a crash course in complexity, especially navigating the labyrinthine world of procurement. —

Wietse Van Ransbeeck, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crash course