rapid transit

noun

: fast passenger transportation (as by subway) in urban areas

Examples of rapid transit in a Sentence

We'll use rapid transit to get from the airport to the hotel.

Recent Examples on the Web

The administration has reopened its plans for the Red Line, including a bus rapid transit option that MTA says could allow both it and BMORE BUS to be completed within five years. — Brian O'Malley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026

County planning and zoning officials say the development incentives are available even in the absence of plans for rapid transit on Kendall Drive. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

In 1897, the first section of Boston’s new subway was opened, creating the first underground rapid transit system in North America. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

That money would be better spent on enhancements to the existing bus rapid transit lines serving the NW metro area, albeit not a politically popular course of action. — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rapid transit

• paratransit

Kids Definition

rapid transit

noun

: fast public passenger transportation (as by subway) in cities