rapidly
Americanadverb
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within a short period of time.
There are thousands of languages spoken in the world today, but many of them are rapidly approaching obsolescence and extinction.
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with great speed; swiftly.
Bats are more likely than birds to detect rapidly spinning turbine blades and avoid flying into them.
Other Word Forms
- ultrarapidly adverb
Etymology
Origin of rapidly
Example Sentences
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Cognitive abilities expand rapidly at this age, but the risk of developing certain mental health conditions also becomes higher.
From Science Daily
Since the pandemic, Airbus has been battling to rapidly increase output of the aircraft from its factories and fully capitalize on an order book of more than 7,100 of the planes.
Seven of eight tower blocks in a housing in the northerly Tai Po district rapidly went up in flames on Wednesday.
From BBC
The researchers propose that after the dinosaurs died, their bodies dried in the sun before being rapidly buried in sudden flash floods.
From Science Daily
Beef costs, the subject of a Justice Department investigation, have also risen rapidly this year—although thinner herds and strong demand have helped fuel that surge.
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