rapidness

noun

Definition of rapidnessnext
as in velocity
a high rate of movement or performance the rapidness of the response to a call for assistance is critical in saving the victim of a heart attack

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  1. velocity
  2. speed
  3. rapidity
  4. rate
Noun
  • Preliminary flight data show the plane descended 17,400 feet over 92 seconds while reaching a peak velocity close to the speed of sound.
    — Christine Valora, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As global markets demanded higher performance thresholds, Gaydon answered with the ferocious Aston Martin DBX707, a high-velocity machine with premium luxury credentials plus supercar-slaying straight-line velocity.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of velocity
Noun
  • On a circular track, place a group of runners, all of whom run at unique, constant speeds.
    — Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Layoffs are low but caution is high Layoff activity hasn’t picked up speed, according to the Labor Department’s weekly reports on unemployment insurance filings.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of speed
Noun
  • One thing is the rapidity that these data centers are coming online, that people didn't see coming.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The researchers found another clue in net-proton yields measured across rapidity in photonuclear collisions.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapidity
Noun
  • Growing up amid high divorce rates has also made younger couples more conscious of protecting their financial independence.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Iowa is the only state in the country with a growing cancer diagnosis rate and ranks second, next to Kentucky, in the number of overall cancer cases.
    — Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of rate
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“Rapidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapidness. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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