as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance
the rapidity with which she can do mental math calculations is amazing
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Recent Examples of rapidity
Each user prompt on Ocean includes a live speed test indicator, giving a transparent view of our system’s rapidity.
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Tor Constantino, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Those opportunities would be valuable at any pace, but combined with the rapidity of these solo rollouts, the BLACKPINK members have worked toward a type of ubiquity that has no doubt shaken some unfamiliar listeners awake.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
The muscles around the knee tend to shut down and shrink with startling rapidity once all that inflammation builds up around a torn ACL.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Amazing, how the political parties can evolve — and with such rapidity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Feb. 2025
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Tor Constantino, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Those opportunities would be valuable at any pace, but combined with the rapidity of these solo rollouts, the BLACKPINK members have worked toward a type of ubiquity that has no doubt shaken some unfamiliar listeners awake.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2025
The muscles around the knee tend to shut down and shrink with startling rapidity once all that inflammation builds up around a torn ACL.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Amazing, how the political parties can evolve — and with such rapidity.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapidity
Noun
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For founders, this shift will favor adaptation, velocity, embracing change and harnessing AI agents to replicate the work of entire departments.—
Alexander Fred-Ojala,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Ober also struggled with diminished velocity in spring training, attributing it to his mechanics being out of whack, an especially big challenge for the 6-foot-9 right-hander.—
Aaron Gleeman,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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At least that deficiency is mostly due to a shortfall in the least impactful area, grounders, where his 88.5 mph average exit speed allowed is over a full standard deviation worse than league average.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The controller's full-color display keeps you updated on your speed, battery and depth at all times.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2025
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“Rapidity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidity. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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