rapidity

noun

rə-ˈpi-də-tē How to pronounce rapidity (audio)
Definition of rapiditynext
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 But this doesn’t explain the rapidity of the shift nor the fact that all the leading American AI research labs moved in the same direction. — Nick Srnicek, Wired News, 14 Jan. 2026 Still others warned of the rapidity with which democracy could give way to dictatorship. — Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025 The film captures the rapidity of time, with flashes of beauty and brutality whipping by in turn. — Anastasia Sanger, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2025 The first is the rapidity of innovation. — Ravi Kumar S, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rapidity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rapidity
  1. velocity
  2. speed
Noun
  • Mahle’s four-seam fastball velocity has also gradually ticked up in recent starts as well.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Didn’t see a lot of sweepers, but the velocity of the fastball, four-seamer, two-seamer, was really good.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of velocity
Noun
  • Both apps throttle the speed at which automations run and prevent access to certain AI features.
    — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 1 Aug. 2026
  • What has stood out most about Bailey is his freakish speed off the edge.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of speed

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