rapidly

rap·id  (rpd)

adj. rap·id·er, rap·id·est

Moving, acting, or occurring with great speed. See Synonyms at fast¹.

n.

An extremely fast-moving part of a river, caused by a steep descent in the riverbed. Often used in the plural.

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[Latin rapidus, from rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]

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ra·pidi·ty (r-pd-t), rapid·ness (rpd-ns) n.

rapid·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

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

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rapidly

adverb quickly, fast, swiftly, briskly, promptly, hastily, precipitately, in a hurry, at speed, hurriedly, speedily, apace, in a rush, in haste, like a shot, pronto (informal), hell for leather, like lightning, expeditiously, hotfoot, like the clappers (Brit. informal), pdq (slang), like nobody's business (informal), posthaste, with dispatch, like greased lightning (informal) He was moving rapidly around the room.

Translations

rapidly [ˈræpɪdlɪ] ADV → rápidamente, rápido

rapidly [ˈræpɪdli] adv → rapidement
rapid reaction force n → force f d'intervention rapide

rapidly

adv → schnell; act, move also → rasch; improve, change, spread also → rapide; decline, rise → rapide, steil

rapidly [ˈræpɪdlɪ] adv → rapidamente

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rapidly [ˈræpɪdlɪ] adv → rapidamente