rapid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rapid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rapid

[ a.]

- Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
- Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession.
- Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
- The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.

Meaning of 'rapid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rapid

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed

Example in sentence:

a rapid movement;
a speedy car;
a speedy errand boy

Meaning (2):
- done or occurring in a brief period of time

Example in sentence:

a rapid rise through the ranks

Nearby Words:

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Rapid global mobility
Rapid global mobility means the timely movement, positioning, and sustainment of military forces and capabilities across the range of military operations.
Rapid eye movement, or REM sleep
Sleep occupying 20 percent of an adult’s sleeping time, characterized by increased heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate;

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