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1. rapid
adjective. ['ˈræpəd, ˈræpɪd'] done or occurring in a brief period of time.
Antonyms
Etymology
- rapidus (Latin)
- rapio (Latin)
Rhymes with Rapid
- vapid
How do you pronounce rapid?
Pronounce rapid as ˈræpɪd.
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Sentences with rapid
1. Adjective
This can help improve blood sugar levels by preventing rapid rises in blood glucose following a meal.
Quotes about rapid
1. A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.
- Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2. To be successful you have to be lucky, or a little mad, or very talented, or find yourself in a rapid growth field.
- Edward de Bono
3. Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my head into an orchestra pit where different musical instruments sounded out, and I would realize that I could endure this life because of these musicales going on in my head.
- Orhan Pamuk, The New Life