Synonyms of apace

apace

adverb

ə-ˈpās 

as in rapidly

with great speed

the end of another year is hastening apace

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of apace

In May, the Justice Department’s review of the deal proceeded apace, with depositions of some Paramount executives and a long meeting with David Ellison. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

And with the Old Trafford hierarchy targeting a Premier League title by 2028 as part of ‘Project 150’, tying in with United’s 150th anniversary, the rebuilding process initiated when minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe assumed sporting control two years ago must continue apace. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 2 June 2026

But the Dells' giving through their foundation hasn't grown apace with their wealth, according to Tompkins-Stange. — Garrett Downs,hayley Cuccinello,jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 May 2026

While Notre-Dame’s interior has reopened for religious services and to the public, extensive work continues apace. — Michael T. Davis, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2026