rapid
adjective, sometimes rap·id·er, rap·id·est.
noun
Origin of rapid
Synonyms for rapid
Related Words for rapid
breakneck, hasty, brisk, fast, speedy, expeditious, swift, flying, prompt, express, active, precipitate, ready, fleet, screaming, agile, hurried, lively, mercurial, nimbleExamples from the Web for rapid
Contemporary Examples of rapid
The rapid rise of the sharing economy is changing the way people around the world commute, shop, vacation, and borrow.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman
December 30, 2014
He experienced a rapid rise, only beginning to play cricket competitively at age 11.
In some ways, the rapid spread of the virus there should not be surprising.
The loss of whitebark and the rapid increase in human-killed grizzlies are synchronous.
The country was building houses at a rapid clip, which required a large amount of immigrant labor.
Historical Examples of rapid
A rapid walk soon restored the maidens to their own peaceful homes.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
They were on the bank of a stream of some width, and apparently a deep and rapid one.
Harriet, The Moses of Her PeopleSarah H. Bradford
We regret that his tours are so rapid, and his journals so brief.
She heard him speaking in a voice not louder than a whisper, rapid, distinct.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
The way was open; the access was free; the progress as rapid as thought could make it.
The Conquest of FearBasil King