Synonyms

apace

[uh-peys] Origin

a·pace

[uh-peys]
adverb
with speed; quickly; swiftly.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English a pas(e) at a (good) pace. See a-1, pace
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apace (əˈpeɪs)
 
adv
quickly; rapidly
 
[C14: probably from Old French à pas, at a (good) pace]

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apace
mid-14c., from a- (1) "on" + pace (q.v.).
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