Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈɹæp.ɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- Received-Pronunciation
- US
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ˈɹæpɪd
Adjective
Very swift or quick.
- Examples
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a rapid stream
rapid growth
More examples (4)
rapid improvement
Ascend my Chariot; guide the rapid Wheeles.
The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival?
Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope)
Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.)
Violent, severe.
Usage- England
- dialectal
Happy.
Usage- dialectal
- Obsolete
Adverb
Rapidly.
Usage- Archaic
- Colloquial
Noun
A rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water.
Usage- plural-normally
- Synonyms
A burst of rapid fire.
Usage- Dated
Adjective
done or occurring in a brief period of time
- Examples
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a rapid rise through the ranks
characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed
- Synonyms
- Examples
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a rapid movement
a speedy car
More examples (1)
a speedy errand boy
Noun
a part of a river where the current is very fast
- Broader terms