Fire off

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Immediacy

Conveys urgency of sending something without delay.

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As soon as the news broke out, the reporter fired off a tweet.

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Multi-tasking

Suggests doing this quickly amidst other activities.

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Can you fire off those invites while I finish cooking?

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Casual Tone

Not typically used in formal communication; more casual.

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I'll just fire off an SMS to let them know we're late.

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