English > rapidity: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | A rate that is rapid. |
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| Synonyms | celerity, quickness, rapidness, speediness |
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| Narrower | dispatch, despatch, expedition, expeditiousness | The property of being prompt and efficient |
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| fleetness | rapidity of movement |
| immediacy, immediateness, instantaneousness, instancy | The quickness of action or occurrence |
| promptness, promptitude | The characteristic / characteristic of doing things without delay |
| Broader | pace, rate | The relative speed of progress or change |
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| Spanish | celeridad, rapidez |
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| Catalan | celeritat, rapidesa |
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| Adjectives | rapid | done or occurring in a brief period of time |
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| rapid | characterized by speed |