| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | sharp's the word! | пошевеливайтесь! |
| gen. | sharp's the word! | живей! |
| gen. | sharp's the word | поторапливайся |
| gen. | sharp's the word | живей |
| gen. | sharp's the word! | скорей |
| gen. | sharp's the word! | поторапливайся! |
| proverb | sharp's the word and quick's the motion | наш пострел везде поспел (used jocularly or/and approvingly about an adroit, quick, active person) |