After a good start, Athletico faltered and quickly found themselves hovering around the relegation zone.

Those who taste instant success usually falter quickly in the aftermath of their luck.

Those talks quickly faltered because the chief executives could not agree on various fundamental issues, people close to the negotiations said.

That attempt faltered quickly as palm trees were used up.

The plane quickly falters and crashes into the mountains near Las Vegas.

In early 2002, there was a burst of real estate sales in the luxury market that quickly faltered along with the economy.

The shadows swallowed it up, but they heard the sound of hooves quickly falter and then go still.

With Rose out of sight, his confidence quickly faltered and was gone.

There could also be difficulties if the project quickly falters.

But after initial success, the strategy quickly faltered.