rapid

[ rap-id ]

/ ˈræp ɪd /

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adjective, sometimes rap·id·er, rap·id·est.

occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.

moving or acting with great speed; swift: a rapid worker.

characterized by speed: rapid motion.

noun

Usually rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.

Origin of rapid

First recorded in 1625–35, rapid is from the Latin word rapidus tearing away, seizing, swift. See rape¹, -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR rapid

2 See quick.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rapid

rap·id·ly, adverb ul·tra·rap·id, adjective ul·tra·rap·id·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rapid

fast quick rapid swift (see synonym study at quick)

Words nearby rapid

raphe of perineum, raphe of scrotum, raphia, raphide, raphides, rapid, rapid canities, rapid chess, rapid city, rapid deployment force, rapid eye movement

Example sentences from the Web for rapid

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He experienced a rapid rise, only beginning to play cricket competitively at age 11.

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In some ways, the rapid spread of the virus there should not be surprising.

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The loss of whitebark and the rapid increase in human-killed grizzlies are synchronous.

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The country was building houses at a rapid clip, which required a large amount of immigrant labor.

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And this rapid change, this third engagement within a few weeks,—was disgusting to her as a woman.

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This is an example of drawing for process for rapid printing.

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She slipped past him out of the door, and he heard her light and rapid footfall as she sped up the stairs.

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A policeman in the street had seen them hire a cab and drive away through Broadway at a rapid pace.

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The way was thus made clear for the rapid progress of our knowledge of this abnormality.

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British Dictionary definitions for rapid

rapid

/ (ˈræpɪd) /

adjective

(of an action or movement) performed or occurring during a short interval of time; quick a rapid transformation

characterized by high speed rapid movement

acting or moving quickly; fast a rapid worker

Derived forms of rapid

rapidly, adverb rapidity (rəˈpɪdɪtɪ) or rapidness, noun

Word Origin for rapid

C17: from Latin rapidus tearing away, from rapere to seize; see rape 1

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rapid

adjective, sometimes rap·id·er, rap·id·est.

noun

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adjective

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rapid

adjective, sometimes rap·id·er, rap·id·est.

noun

Origin of rapid

SYNONYMS FOR rapid

OTHER WORDS FROM rapid

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rapid

Words nearby rapid

Words related to rapid

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