In my experience, what people really mean by “how fast” is: how quickly can we teach in it without chaos? The honest answer is that the on-site part can be surprisingly quick once the groundworks and paperwork are lined up, but the overall timeline depends on how prepared you are before anything arrives. I once helped a school team think through a temporary space plan, and the biggest delay was not the building itself. It was decisions like where the кабling should enter, how safeguarding routes would work during delivery, and who was signing off final checks.
If you want a practical way to speed things up, I recommend a simple three-step approach. First, walk the proposed location with your site manager and take photos of access points, gates, turning circles, and any “pinch points.” Second, agree in writing what “ready to use” means for you, for example desks in place, heating tested, WiFi live, and fire signage installed. Third, schedule a 15-minute daily check-in during the last week so small issues do not snowball. If you’re exploring this subject Lowrie Modular Buildings offers some valuable information.
Just to add, the smoother your internal decisions are, the more the modular timeline feels genuinely fast rather than merely “fast on paper.”