Like the guitar, the mandolin has relatively poor sustain; that is, the sound from a plucked string decays quickly.

Although radiation was released and detected off site, it quickly decayed.

This quickly decays by successive emission of two beta particles to become U-234.

This quickly decays into a 1/2 spin particle.

The pieces decayed quickly from orbit, implying a large area-to-mass ratio.

At that time, cadavers had to be used immediately because there were no adequate methods to keep the body from quickly decaying.

In part because of the humidity and high temperature environment, the bodies decayed quickly.

The Th-232 absorbs a neutron to become Th-233 which quickly decays to protactinium-233.

In a thermal reactor, much of it will therefore be converted to berkelium-250 which quickly decays to californium-250.

Such fruit tastes fine but decays quickly and can be sold only for juice, except at farmers' markets.