rapid pace
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2.9
- noun
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ritmo rápido
- Perhaps more than any other time in history, the literacy landscape is changing at a rapid pace.
- rapid pace of change
- rapid pace of reform
- rapid pace of development
I was losing weight at such a rapid pace because of how heavy I was.
- I was losing weight at such a rapid pace because of how heavy I was.
- So it, I mean, it kind of blew up at a rapid pace and here you are.
- You know, you have large sample sizes and you actually want to move at a fairly rapid pace.
- It means you're supposed to be going in a very rapid pace in reading.
- And then as this evolved and the notes came at a more rapid pace gradually.
- So what's happening is they're simply just losing eggs at a more rapid pace because they have more.
- It will keep changing at an ever rapid pace.
- Is that everything that he's done Musk to date, and he's moved at such a rapid pace and he's had these little crackheads, big balls and whatever in there who are.
Examples
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Meanwhile, the security environment in South Asia continues to deteriorate at a very rapid pace.
Academic text (1995) -
China is clearly changing at an amazingly rapid pace, and these issues continue to evolve.
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What is new is the extremely rapid pace of technological change.
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One reason for the concern may be the rapid pace at which investment from Japan increased during the 1980s.
Academic text (1991) -
"Innovation is happening everywhere at a rapid pace, and we're trying to keep up with that innovation.
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Changes and challenges facing school librarians are occurring at a rapid pace.
Academic text (2013) -
The online world is moving at a rapid pace and doesn't show any signs of slowing.
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Mentoring programs for at-risk youth are growing at a rapid pace across the United States.
Academic text (2002) -
In the early 1990s, as Guatemalan and international conservationists became aware of the rapid pace of deforestation, they pressed for solutions.
Academic text (1998) -
Mentoring programs for at-risk youth are growing at a rapid pace across the United States.
Synonyms
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3.4
Very quick action that often causes mistakes
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2.8
Ability to move the body very fast and with good control
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2.5
A speed that is quicker than usual for a task or activity
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4.6
Very fast movement, action, or change
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2.9
Great speed in moving or acting
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4.0
A very fast rate of movement or progress
The speed at which something moves or happens
How fast something happens or is done
Very fast improvement in a project or task
Antonyms
How Fast
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2.9
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2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'rapid pace' is directly derived from 'rapid' (high speed) + 'pace' (rate of progress), so a learner who knows both words can compose the meaning as 'a fast rate'. This compositional pattern is semantically transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Rapid pace joins rapid (fast) and pace (a step or speed). Picture someone taking very quick steps or a horse running faster, and that image explains why it means 'moving or changing much faster than usual'.