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How to pronounce rapid in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms speedy
Derivation rapidity, rapidness


a rapid movement.
Type Words
Type of waterway
Type Words
Derivation rapidity, rapidness


a rapid rise through the ranks.

Examples of rapid

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Is there a faster punch in the league than Jason Goulet's rapid-fire right hand?
From the kansas.com
The economy has rebounded, thanks in large part to Fraga's rapid-fire rate cuts.
From the businessweek.com
In industry after industry, rapid-fire change is putting executives to the test.
From the businessweek.com
In fact, GM Daewoo may be the biggest beneficiary of GM's rapid growth in China.
From the businessweek.com
Since 2003, the stock has been on a rapid ascent, especially over the past year.
From the online.wsj.com
The economy's rapid rebound from the recession has caused small stocks to surge.
From the omaha.com
Develop database-driven Web interfaces for rapid, real-time information sharing.
From the jobview.monster.com
This one, YU55, jumped out because of its unusual path and rapid speed, he said.
From the bostonherald.com
The most rapid growth continues in poorer states, notably in the north and east.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A part of a river where the current is very fast
  • Done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks"
  • Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movement"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy"
  • (rapidly) quickly: with rapid movements; "he works quickly"
  • (rapidness) celerity: a rate that is rapid
  • A rapid is a section of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. A rapid is a hydrological feature between a run (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a cascade. ...
  • RAPID is a high-level programming language used to control ABB industrial robots. RAPID was introduced along with S4 Control System in 1994 by ABB, superceeding the ARLA programming language.
  • In relativity, rapidity is an alternative to speed as a framework for measuring motion. On parallel velocities (say, in one-dimensional space) rapidities are simply additive, unlike speeds at relativistic velocities. ...
  • (RAPIDS) The Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) system used to issue the definitive credential within DoD. ...