"Zug" means "train", "-ig" makes it an adverb like "train-ly". Can a German speaker confirm please?
In English, I'd say a train has a fast & steady speed, therefore I propose the translation "steady".
In English, I'd say a train has a fast & steady speed, therefore I propose the translation "steady".
For example, if I asked you to leave a hotel in a "zügig" manner, I would be asking you to quickly pack up your things and then leave. In other words, it's about doing something "faster than normal", but not so fast you can't take proper care.
If I told you to leave "zügig" and you'd first finish watching a TV show, I would probably be slightly irritated.
In this case "zügig" is better translated as "in a timely manner" (rather than with haste, which would imply dropping what you are doing and running away).
It implies that you are following that one named goal and considering nothing else.