apace

a·pace

A0359100 (ə-pās′)adv.1. At a rapid pace; swiftly.2. In such a way or at such a speed as to keep up the requisite momentum; abreast.

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[Middle English a pas, from Old French : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + pas, step; see pace¹.]

apace

(əˈpeɪs) advquickly; rapidly[C14: probably from Old French à pas, at a (good) pace]

a•pace

(əˈpeɪs)

adv. with speed; quickly; swiftly. [1275–1325; Middle English a pas(e) at a (good) pace. See a-¹, pace1]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

apace - with rapid movements; "he works quickly"chop-chop, quickly, rapidly, speedily

apace

adverb (Literary) quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, without delay, at full speed, expeditiously, posthaste, with dispatch Summer gallops on apace.

apace

adverbIn a rapid way:fast, posthaste, quick, quickly.Informal: flat out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split, pronto.Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire.

Translations

γρήγοραrápidamenterapidement