RAPIDLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

rapidly

adverb

Definition of rapidly

as in quickly

with great speed summer vacation has gone by way too rapidly

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Recent Examples of rapidly Memory is crucial for effective leadership, as the role often demands absorbing information rapidly and recalling the right details at critical moments. — Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Starship is the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, and both Super Heavy and Ship are designed to be fully and rapidly reusable. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2026 With firefighters already struggling to contain the Timber fire in Big Sur, a second wildfire in the region grew rapidly Friday and into Saturday — sending flames in the direction of Highway 1. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 These photographs emerged from encounters with sisters, daughters, mothers and friends — women whose lives are shaped by tradition, but also by a rapidly changing society. — Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 Timberview has been rapidly ascending over the last two seasons and is getting closer not just to competing for district titles, but potentially returning to being a state title contender. — Charles Baggarly august 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 The weather can change dramatically and seemingly without warning, particularly in the highlands, where conditions, river levels, and visibility can shift rapidly. — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 But on a monthly basis, the PPI has been falling rapidly since April, and was negative for June and July. — George Calhoun, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk. — CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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Some come so quickly that there’s barely time to process how they were accomplished.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Besides faulty lactose digestion, nonwhite bodies were accused of other failures, too, such as aldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, an inability to digest alcohol quickly.

— Hilary Smith, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of quickly

Adverb

The additional personnel — and coordination with Fever, league and arena security and the Chicago Police Department — made Alter feel confident the team could intervene swiftly if Kanter Freedom crossed a line.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
He was acquitted in 2020, but was swiftly rearrested on charges linking him to Turkey’s 2016 coup attempt.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of swiftly

Adverb

The program is built around a vision of cinema and technology developing side by side, with a scope that runs from brand-film partnerships to the fast-growing microdrama business.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Parents these days have a lot on their plate, not least an increasingly digitized, discerning set of kids fast approaching term time.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of fast

Adverb

In 2023, Diamond Crystal introduced baking salt, a fine salt that dissolves quicker, melting into dough and batters.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Copper became the fastest player in franchise history to score 2,000 points with Phoenix, doing so in 103 games, a game quicker than Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of quick

Adverb

For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Robinson was expected to be an upgrade over veteran receiver Robert Woods, who was subsequently traded to the Tennessee Titans soon after the Robinson deal, but wasn’t able to achieve his previous levels of success.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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