- rapidly adv
- "I just returned from my rafting trip," blurted out Tom rapidly.
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rapidly adv
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rapidly — [adv] very quickly at speed, briskly, expeditiously, fast, flat out*, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, in a hurry, in a rush, in haste, lickety split*, like a shot*, posthaste, precipitately, promptly, speedily, swiftly, with… … New thesaurus
Rapidly — Rap id*ly (r[a^]p [i^]d*l[y^]), adv. In a rapid manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rapidly — adv. Rapidly is used with these verbs: ↑absorb, ↑accelerate, ↑accumulate, ↑adjust, ↑advance, ↑age, ↑approach, ↑ascend, ↑assimilate, ↑beat, ↑blink, ↑boil, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
rapidly — adv 1. quickly, speedily, swiftly, hurriedly; promptly, instantly, expeditiously, straightway, Sl. pronto, in a wink, in an instant, in a jiffy, in a trice, in a flash, double quick, Inf. like greased lightning, like a shot, like a house afire,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rapidly — rap|id|ly [ˈræpıdli] adv very quickly and in a very short time ▪ The disease was spreading more rapidly than expected. rapidly growing/changing/expanding etc ▪ the rapidly changing world of technology … Dictionary of contemporary English
rapidly — ræpɪdlɪ adv. quickly, fast, swiftly … English contemporary dictionary
rapid — rapidly, adv. /rap id/, adj., rapider, rapidest, n. adj. 1. occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth. 2. moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker. 3. characterized by speed: rapid motion. n. 4. Usually,… … Universalium
rapid — [[t]ræ̱pɪd[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A rapid change is one that happens very quickly. ...the country s rapid economic growth in the 1980 s... This signals a rapid change of mind by the government. ...the rapid decline in the birth rate in… … English dictionary
rapid*/ — [ˈræpɪd] adj 1) happening, moving, or acting quickly We are seeing a rapid growth in the use of the Internet.[/ex] the rapid movement of troops into the area[/ex] rapidity [rəˈpɪdəti] noun [U] rapidly adv 2) a rapidly expanding population[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
rapid — [rap′id] adj. [L rapidus < rapere, to seize, rush: see RAPE1] moving, progressing, or occurring with speed; swift; fast; quick n. ☆ 1. [usually pl.] a part of a river where the current is relatively swift, as because of a narrowing of the… … English World dictionary
