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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
quickly; rapidly
 
[C14: probably from Old French à pas, at a (good) pace]

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Apace is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Word Origin & History

apace
mid-14c., from a- (1) "on" + pace (q.v.).
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Example sentences
The process of reclaiming photography's history from the mists of neglect
  continues apace.
Developing countries have continued to build nuclear plants apace.
But nonetheless the spreading of misinformation goes apace.
The court will reconsider this decision if it appears that the arbitration is
  not proceeding apace.
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