swiftness
/ˈswɪftnəs
/noun [mass noun]
1The quality of moving at high speed: Kay had the upper hand with her agility and swiftness the turtle ran on shore with remarkable swiftness...
- The shark attacked with a suddenness and swiftness that took them all by surprise.
- Should he go slowly or with decisive swiftness?
- He stood up with surprising swiftness for his age.
Synonyms
speed, speediness, quickness, velocity, celerity, fleetness, fastness, rapidity, rapidness, liveliness
informal nippiness
1.1Lack of delay; promptness: researchers were impressed with the swiftness of responses the dynasty crumbled with alarming swiftness...
- The university responded with astonishing swiftness.
- With unprecedented swiftness, government lawyers cut through the paperwork.
- With remarkable swiftness, he has already reviewed the launch.
Synonyms
suddenness, abruptness, instantaneity, rapidity, rapidness, haste, hastiness, briskness, hurriedness, hurry
promptness, immediateness, immediacy, instantaneousness, rapidity, rapidness, dispatch, punctuality;
alacrity, expeditiousness, readiness, willingness
- rearticulate
- rearticulated
- rear vassal
- rear vault
- rear-view mirror
- rearward
- rearwards
- rear-wheel drive
- rear yard
- reascend
- reascendancy
- reascendant
- reascension
- reascent
- Rea sister
- re-ask
- reason
- reasonability
- reasonable
- reasonable cause
- reasonable doubt
- reasonable force
- reasonableness
- reasonable suspicion
- reasonable woman standard