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.
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The overhaul of East Colfax Avenue for a new bus rapid transit line has deterred pedestrians from visiting the storied strip since the groundbreaking last year, business owners say. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2025 Project staff are gathering feedback for the Metro Transit’s Arterial BRT Plan Update which will identify the next three arterial bus rapid transit lines known as the J, K and L lines. Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 29 July 2025 An Orange Line train at Assembly Station, a rapid transit station in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 21, 2023. Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025 Gamble and hold, hoping for a big payday from a developer once the Colfax bus rapid transit, or BRT, project is completed? Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 19 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapid transit

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rapid transit was in 1873

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“Rapid transit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rapid%20transit. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

rapid transit

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

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