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rapidly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹæpɪdli/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

With speed; in a rapid manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She packed her case rapidly and hurried out.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with rapid movements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he works quickly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: quickly, speedily, chop-chop, apace

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1p-der. Proto-Italic *rapjō Latin rapiō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rapidusder. Middle French rapidebor. ▲ Latin rapidusbor. English rapid Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English rapidly From rapid + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: ылтам (ïltam) — with speed
  • Catalan: ràpidament — with speed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 迅速地 (xùnsù de) — with speed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 快速地 (kuàisù de) — with speed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 急速地 (jísù de) — with speed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 趕快地 /赶快地 (gǎnkuài de) — with speed
  • Esperanto: rapide — with speed
  • Finnish: nopeasti — with speed
  • French: rapidement — with speed
  • Galician: rapidamente — with speed
  • German: schnell — with speed
  • Ancient Greek: τάχα (tákha) — with speed
  • Ancient Greek: ταχέως (takhéōs) — with speed
  • Hungarian: gyorsan — with speed
  • Ido: rapide — with speed
  • Korean: 급속(急速)히 (geupsokhi) — with speed
  • Central Kurdish: بەخێرایی (bexêrayî) — with speed
  • Eastern Mari: виян (vijan) — with speed
  • Navajo: hah — with speed
  • Plautdietsch: fluks — with speed
  • Polish: szybko — with speed
  • Portuguese: rapidamente — with speed
  • Romanian: repede — with speed
  • Romanian: rapid — with speed
  • Russian: бы́стро (býstro) — with speed
  • Sanskrit: आशु (āśu) — with speed
  • Sanskrit: मक्षू (makṣū) — with speed
  • Spanish: rápidamente — with speed
  • Spanish: rápido — with speed
  • Telugu: త్వరత్వరగా (tvaratvaragā) — with speed
  • Volapük: spido — with speed
  • Volapük: spidiko — with speed
  • Volapük: vifo — with speed
  • Volapük: vifiko — with speed