B1adverbsciencebusiness
US/ˈræp.ɪd.li/
UK/ˈræp.ɪd.li/
very quickly
In context
The number of electric motorbikes in the city is rising rapidly.
The fire spread rapidly through the old wooden market.
Technology is changing so rapidly that skills soon become old.
Words that go with rapidly
verb + adverb
- grow rapidlyThe city's population is growing rapidly.
- increase rapidlyPrices increased rapidly last year.
- spread rapidlyThe news spread rapidly online.
adverb + adjective
- rapidly changingWe live in a rapidly changing world.
- rapidly growingVietnam has a rapidly growing middle class.