as in quickly
with great speed
summer vacation has gone by way too rapidly
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Recent Examples of rapidly
In the end, the 77th Annual Emmy Awards served as both a nostalgic tribute to television’s rich past and a clear testament to its rapidly evolving future.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The decades-long strategy of cramming more transistors into the same chip area is rapidly approaching its practical limits, and conventional methods may no longer deliver consistent performance gains.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The challenge is intensified by a rapidly shifting economy.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Set in the rapidly gentrifying Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, protagonist Sean Hangland is on the cusp of turning 50, working as a bookseller, and, at least on these pages, in a perpetually foul mood.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
While authorities have not yet determined a motive, speculation and misinformation about the shooter's identity and affiliations have spread rapidly online, creating a climate of uncertainty.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The smart hospital sector is a small, but rapidly expanding, component of this.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador Tourism in El Salvador is rapidly growing, with tourism initiatives like its 2019 branding of Surf City that advertised its shoreline as a world-class surf destination.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Buying customizable satellite buses can enable operators to develop and launch satellite constellations more rapidly, according to Apex.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The decades-long strategy of cramming more transistors into the same chip area is rapidly approaching its practical limits, and conventional methods may no longer deliver consistent performance gains.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
The challenge is intensified by a rapidly shifting economy.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Set in the rapidly gentrifying Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles, protagonist Sean Hangland is on the cusp of turning 50, working as a bookseller, and, at least on these pages, in a perpetually foul mood.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
While authorities have not yet determined a motive, speculation and misinformation about the shooter's identity and affiliations have spread rapidly online, creating a climate of uncertainty.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The smart hospital sector is a small, but rapidly expanding, component of this.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Ruta de las Flores, El Salvador Tourism in El Salvador is rapidly growing, with tourism initiatives like its 2019 branding of Surf City that advertised its shoreline as a world-class surf destination.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Buying customizable satellite buses can enable operators to develop and launch satellite constellations more rapidly, according to Apex.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapidly
Adverb
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The job market moves quickly, and preparation is your competitive advantage.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversely, people who live in an arid climate might find that dust builds up quickly, especially around doorways and windows, which are common entry points for outside dirt, requiring more frequent sweeping.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Amazon Prime Video’s six-part thriller concluded with an ending that cannonballed into new territory and paddled swiftly away from the ending of Michelle Frances’ 2017 novel of the same name.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The rift now out in the open, Bidenworld swiftly hit back.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Traditional data lakes can store raw data at scale but lack quality controls, while warehouses enforce structure but struggle with unstructured or fast changing data.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Today, Indri is the world’s fastest-growing Indian single malt for the second year, according to the IWSR, with over 2 million bottles sold in 2024 – with many sold internationally.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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What Heupel does differently is run plays even quicker, mix up his play calls and truly commit to the run.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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This insistence on being faithful to Gotouge’s vision — while admirable — also means that the titular Demon Slayer is barely in the first hour or so, and his sister, Nezuko isn’t in the film at all, aside from one quick aside.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The peak of hurricane season is here, and activity could soon ramp up, despite the relative quiet currently occurring in the tropics, according to meteorologists.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Rapidly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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