RAPID


Meaning of RAPID in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

A ~ change is one that happens very quickly.

...the country’s ~ economic growth in the 1980’s...

...the ~ decline in the birth rate in Western Europe.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

...countries with ~ly growing populations...

= fast

ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj

~ity

...the ~ity with which the weather can change.

= speed

N-UNCOUNT

2.

A ~ movement is one that is very fast.

He walked at a ~ pace along Charles Street.

...whether the Tunnel will provide more ~ car transport than ferries...

ADJ: usu ADJ n

~ly

He was moving ~ly around the room...

= quickly

ADV: ADV with v

~ity

The water rushed through the holes with great ~ity.

= speed

N-UNCOUNT

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