rapidly
with speed
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,525 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,015 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- with speed also: quickly, speedily, chop-chop, apace, in short order he works quicklyJohn got ready in short order
rapidly in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Investigating magistrate since 1859, he had rapidly acquired the most brilliant reputation.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The white men then left rapidly and the Negroes went to the house.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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They were however, at last, (whether they would or not,) all carried rapidly away.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1
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It is in the nature of large fortunes to diminish rapidly, when subdivided and distributed.
Elsie Venner · Oliver Wendell Holmes · Chapter 1
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Rapidly and stoutly Maxence had fastened four sheets together by the ends, which gave a more than sufficient length.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1