Rapid and Very fast

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Rapid adjective - Moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed.

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Very fast and rapid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very fast" instead an adjective "Rapid".

Nearby Words: rapidly, rapidity

Very fast adverb - In a relatively short time.

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Rapid and very fast are semantically related. You can use "Rapid" instead an adjective phrase "Very fast".

Josh Gracin's "Nothin' to Lose" has a very fast set of verses (so fast that he hits the second chorus before a minute!), while "Favorite State of Mind" has a rapid-fire chorus.

Source: Motor Mouth
This made all pulse lasers worthless, as the very thing that on paper made them more powerful was that the light ones fired very fast, and the heavy ones fired two bolts in rapid succession.

Source: Game-Breaking Bug
They were very fast hydrofoil missile boats with an impressively heavy armament for their size (8 Harpoon missiles, double the firepower of an "Osa", and a rapid-fire 76mm gun).

Source: Useful Notes / Types of Naval Ships

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