rapid Definition
rapid (rap′id)
adjective
moving, progressing, or occurring with speed; swift; fast; quick
Etymology: L rapidus < rapere, to seize, rush: see rape
noun
- a part of a river where the current is relatively swift, as because of a narrowing of the river bed
- a rapid transit car, train, or system
rapid Related Forms
ra·pid·ity (rə pid′ə tē) noun or rap′·id·ness
rap′·idly adverb
rapid Synonyms
rapid
modif.
rapid Usage Examples
Preposition: in
year: Babies benefit the most from an Antioxidant therapy because brain growth is rapid in the first year.
Modifies a noun
- expansion: Due to our rapid expansion across the country for Driving Instructor Learning we are looking for new Driving Instructors.
- growth: They're all key reasons behind the rapid growth of wireless networks.
- succession: In very rapid succession the family moved into several different villages and the father tried his hand at farming.
- deployment: The elements of the force then revert to earlier " rapid deployment " status.
- pace: I seem totally incapable of making my brain function at a rapid pace.
- decline: I believe the overall UK church scene is in rapid decline.
Modifying Another Word
- unusually: The warning signs are an increase in size or discomfort of an exostosis after growth has stopped, or unusually rapid growth of one.
- fairly: At first, the Salvadorans made fairly rapid progress.
- relatively: Finally, because of Attribut's relatively rapid soil degradation, there are no restrictions on crops in the following year.
- extremely: This ensures an extremely rapid recovery, with minimal disorientation.
- unexpectedly: Sir Alex has been cursed by injuries to key players and the unexpectedly rapid decline of kingpins like Paul Scholes.
- surprisingly: Hedges are living structures and restoration is comparatively simple and surprisingly rapid.
Used with adjective complement
- facilitate: This will help to facilitate rapid take up of the cards.
- allow: The expertise available allows rapid updating of the undergraduate curriculum in the light of developments at the research frontier.
- deliver: Delivers rapid ROI through ease of implementation and simplicty of management.
- become: In particular, a gradual change may become very rapid, apparently spontaneously.
- ensure: Ensure rapid, insightful, accurate battle damage assessment.
- provide: The motor provides very rapid zooming compared to other cameras.
Browse dictionary entries near rapid
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- ‹ rapeseed
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- ‹ rape oil
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