rapidly

rap·id (r

adj. rap·id·er, rap·id·est

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

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

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

ra·pidi·ty (r

-p

-t

), rapid·ness (r

d-n

s) n.

rapid·ly adv.

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Adv.

rapidly - with rapid movements; "he works quickly"

apace, chop-chop, quickly, speedily

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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acute leukemia Agropyron repens Ailanthus altissima apace ball of fire blink blinking brooder pneumonia Cercidiphyllum japonicum chain lightning couch grass dog grass drum roll eye blink fast-forward flutter forked lightning gabble gulping	I shall see a straight line DAE, in which the middle point (A) will be very bright because it is nearest to me; but on either side the line will shade away RAPIDLY INTO DIMNESS, because the sides AC and AB RECEDE RAPIDLY INTO THE FOG and what appear to me as the Merchant's extremities, viz. Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context The cylinder once lighted, the hydrogen in the spiral and in the concave cone becomes heated, and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon. Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context Dantes, although stunned and almost suffocated, had sufficient presence of mind to hold his breath, and as his right hand (prepared as he was for every chance) held his knife open, he rapidly ripped up the sack, extricated his arm, and then his body; but in spite of all his efforts to free himself from the shot, he felt it dragging him down still lower. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context	raphe raphia Raphicerus Raphicerus campestris Raphidae raphide Raphides Raphidiidae Raphus Raphus cucullatus rapid rapid chess Rapid City rapid climb rapid eye movement rapid eye movement sleep rapid fire rapid global mobility rapid growth rapid transit rapid transit chess rapid transit system rapid-fire Rapid-fire mount rapidity rapidly Rapidness rapids rapier Rapier fish Rapiered Rapilli rapine rapini Rapinous rapist Rappage Rappahannock Rappahannock River rapparee rappé pie Rapped rappee rappel rappeller rapper rapping Rappist Rappite rapport rapporteur	Rapid-transit Rapid-transit RAPID-WS RAPIDC RapidCAD RAPIDD Rapide Rapide Rapide Rapide Rapide rapider rapider rapider rapider Rapides Parish Rapides Parish Police Jury Rapides Parish Sheriff's Department Rapides Parish, LA Rapides Parish, Louisiana rapidest rapidest rapidest rapidest RapidIO RapidIO rapidity rapidity rapidity rapidity rapidly Rapidly Adapting Lateral Position Handler rapidly adapting receptor rapidly adapting receptor rapidly adapting receptor rapidly adapting receptor rapidly adapting receptor Rapidly Adapting Receptors Rapidly Changing Face of Computing Rapidly Deployable Medical Facility Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquarters Rapidly Deployable Mobile SIGINT System Rapidly Deployable Radio Network Rapidly Deployed Anti-aircraft Missile System Rapidly Destructive Hip Disease Rapidly Developing Asian Economy Rapidly Developing Economy Rapidly Developing Thunderstorm Rapidly Emplaced Bridging System Rapidly Erectable Light Mobilization Structures Rapidly Extensible Language, English Rapidly Generated Virtual Terrain Data Base Rapidly Induced Phosphatase Rapidly Installed Breakwater System Rapidly Installed Fuel Transfer System Rapidly Operational Virtual Reality Rapidly Progressing Breast Cancer Rapidly progressing glomerulonephritis Rapidly Progressive Condition

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acute leukemia
Agropyron repens
Ailanthus altissima
apace
ball of fire
blink
blinking
brooder pneumonia
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
chain lightning
couch grass
dog grass
drum roll
eye blink
fast-forward
flutter
forked lightning
gabble
gulping

I shall see a straight line DAE, in which the middle point (A) will be very bright because it is nearest to me; but on either side the line will shade away RAPIDLY INTO DIMNESS, because the sides AC and AB RECEDE RAPIDLY INTO THE FOG and what appear to me as the Merchant's extremities, viz.

Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context

The cylinder once lighted, the hydrogen in the spiral and in the concave cone becomes heated, and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon.

Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context

Dantes, although stunned and almost suffocated, had sufficient presence of mind to hold his breath, and as his right hand (prepared as he was for every chance) held his knife open, he rapidly ripped up the sack, extricated his arm, and then his body; but in spite of all his efforts to free himself from the shot, he felt it dragging him down still lower.

The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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