Synonyms of rapidly

rapidly

adverb

as in quickly

with great speed

summer vacation has gone by way too rapidly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quickly
• swiftly
• fast
• quick
• soon
• promptly
• immediately
• hot
• hastily
• speedily
• briskly
• swift
• apace
• by leaps and bounds
• in short order
• in a hurry
• fleetly
• like a shot
• at full tilt
• double-quick
• like wildfire
• at full throttle
• abruptly
• presto
• like gangbusters
• a mile a minute
• readily
• pronto
• lickety-split
• hell-for-leather
• vigorously
• chop-chop
• posthaste
• recklessly
• snappily
• suddenly
• impulsively
• impetuously
• rashly
• full tilt
• energetically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• sluggishly
• slow
• deliberately
• lingeringly
• leisurely
• belatedly
• ploddingly
• tardily
• laggardly
• delinquently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rapidly

During totality, the temperature could briefly fall by 18 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius) before rising rapidly again once the sun reappears. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Skeptics have questioned whether graphics processing units (GPUs) can support this type of financing because the chips have historically been viewed as rapidly depreciating technology. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

Many who spoke with the Herald mentioned Botánica Yemaya & Chango as an example of a long-time business that was forced out of a neighborhood that’s rapidly gentrifying. — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026

Hubble’s images reveal an intricate web of gas and dust spreading outward from the explosion’s center, where a rapidly spinning neutron star remains. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026

The crowd’s attention had been split between each other and Game Four of the NBA Finals, where the New York Knicks were rapidly rebounding from a 29-point deficit against the San Antonio Spurs. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026

Courts will most likely need to draft rules around prompt injection, too, Spader suggested, since Elliott’s case shows the technology and its misuses are rapidly advancing. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026

The probe is in its early stages and may never lead to charges against Epic, whose dominant market position and control of Americans’ health data has rapidly accelerated in recent years. — STAT, 14 Aug. 2026

Honda's small and affordable sedan has survived a half-century despite a rapidly changing automotive landscape. — Nashville Tennessean, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026