rapidadjective
uk/ˈræp.ɪd/us/ˈræp.ɪd/B2 fast or sudden:
The 1990s were a period of rapid change/growth.
I was startled by a rapid movement to my left.
His response to the accusation was rapid.
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- Her climb to power has been very rapid.
- The rapid growth of opposition to the plan has surprised the council.
- The report notes a rapid decline in manufactured goods.
- She had her first three children in rapid succession.
- Technological progress has been so rapid over the last few years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fast and rapid
- a mile a minute idiom
- apace
- as fast as your legs would carry you idiom
- as if it is going out of style idiom
- at a rate of knots idiom
- crash
- fleet
- have a heavy foot idiom
- high-speed
- hotfoot
- in the twinkling of an eye idiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- lightning
- mile
- smartly
- souped-up
- spread like wildfire idiom
- swift
- tilt
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rapidity
noun [ U ] uk/rəˈpɪd.ə.ti/us/rəˈpɪd.ə.t̬i/formal
rapidly
adverb uk/ˈræp.ɪd.li/us/ˈræp.ɪd.li/