Rapidly and Suddenly

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Rapidly adverb - With great speed.

Usage example: summer vacation has gone by way too rapidly

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Suddenly and rapidly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suddenly" instead the word "Rapidly" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: rapid, rapidity

Suddenly adverb - With great suddenness.

Usage example: the bus stopped suddenly, and somebody's lunch landed in the aisle

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Rapidly and suddenly are semantically related. You can use "Rapidly" instead the word "Suddenly" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: sudden, suddenness

Two weeks after they're born, bam—the rival children suddenly and rapidly age to being about six or seven years old, with zero explanation, and then they stay that way for all eternity.

Source: Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome
I will watch carefully any piece of technology that suddenly and rapidly manages to be in everything, especially if it involves common pieces of technology like mobile phones or sat navs which should by all rights have several competing systems.

Source: Just For Fun / If I Am Ever Head of an Alien Monitoring Agency
Immediately after the princes' deaths, though, Richard suddenly loses all of his charm and verve, like a rapidly deflating balloon.

Source: Moral Event Horizon / Theatre

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