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rapid
[ rap-id ]
adjective
- occurring within a short time; happening speedily:
rapid growth.
- moving or acting with great speed; swift:
a rapid worker.
- characterized by speed:
rapid motion.
noun
- Usually rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
rapid
/ ˈræpɪd; rəˈpɪdɪtɪ /
adjective
- (of an action or movement) performed or occurring during a short interval of time; quick
a rapid transformation
- characterized by high speed
rapid movement
- acting or moving quickly; fast
a rapid worker
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Derived Forms
- rapidity, noun
- ˈrapidly, adverb
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Other Words From
- rap·id·ly adverb
- ul·tra·rap·id adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rapid1
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Example Sentences
The rapid rise of the sharing economy is changing the way people around the world commute, shop, vacation, and borrow.
He experienced a rapid rise, only beginning to play cricket competitively at age 11.
That indicated a relatively rapid increase in methane, followed by an equally fast decrease.
In some ways, the rapid spread of the virus there should not be surprising.
The loss of whitebark and the rapid increase in human-killed grizzlies are synchronous.
These sections also have vibrations of their own which are of shorter length and more rapid motion.
The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.
It also occurs in diseases with extensive and rapid destruction of red blood-corpuscles.
Everything showed a rapid flight; even the would-be dinner of the guerrillas was found half cooked.
The attempt failed, and was followed by a rapid succession of miscellaneous thrusts and passes in bewildering variety.
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