as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave
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Recent Examples of swiftness
Lee, working with a script by Alan Fox, spins out the multiple threads of action with startling swiftness and characteristically rapid-fire, confrontational dialogue.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Despite the fact that his name had been the most often mentioned as a potential Alonso replacement since December, the swiftness of his rise comes as a surprise.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Another distinctive characteristic of the Mormon Wives rollout is the swiftness in which new seasons drop.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
In the eyes of many observers, the swiftness of Ellison’s move suggests that Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount was part one of an ambitious strategy to take on the biggest of Big Media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Despite the fact that his name had been the most often mentioned as a potential Alonso replacement since December, the swiftness of his rise comes as a surprise.
—Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Another distinctive characteristic of the Mormon Wives rollout is the swiftness in which new seasons drop.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
In the eyes of many observers, the swiftness of Ellison’s move suggests that Skydance’s $8 billion acquisition of Paramount was part one of an ambitious strategy to take on the biggest of Big Media.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiftness
Noun
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This time, the study included a vocabulary of over 1,000 words and achieved a median speed of 78 words per minute.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Weah acknowledged Mbappe’s speed and performance after his brace helped France to a 2-1 win.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Noun
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Cabrera’s velocity cratered in the fifth, especially on his changeup, which lost 3 mph from the first inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2026
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Lane is throwing his fastball in the low 90s, with upside to add velocity as the summer goes along, with a put-away slider.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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“Swiftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftness. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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