rapidly

UK /ˈɹæpɪdli/ US /ˈɹæpɪdli/

adv 1

Definitions

adv

With speed; in a rapid manner.

She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.

We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

Collocations

ADJ.

ahead, alive, declining, expanded, growing, grown, increasing, last

The tech company's user base has grown rapidly over the last two years.

VERB + RAPIDLY

begins, birthrate, breed, calculate, climb, continue, cools, develops

The population began to grow rapidly after the new healthcare policies were introduced.

RAPIDLY + NOUN

health, night

Her health rapidly deteriorated after she stopped taking her medications regularly.

PREP.

between, down, in, off, out

The fire spread rapidly down the wooden staircase, forcing everyone to evacuate immediately.

ADV.

recently, steadily

The company's sales have increased rapidly and steadily over the past two years.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — with speed

quickly
speedily
chop-chop
apace

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.

Wiktionary

We expressed our readiness, and in ten minutes were in the station wagon, rolling rapidly down the long drive, for it was then after nine. We passed on the way the van of the guests from Asquith.

Wiktionary

Since the launch early last year of […] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundati

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There are marked and rapidly, steadily increasing health benefits to giving up.

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As he grew excited, he spoke more and more rapidly.

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Cheap apartment houses are multiplying rapidly.

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