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rapid

US /ˈræpəd/

adjective Target · B2 Phát triển doanh nghiệp

Definition

done or occurring in a brief period of time

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The company has seen rapid growth in the past two years.

Word Family

NounNoun
rapid gốc rapidity rapidness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
rapid gốc
AdverbAdv

Synonyms

  • fastabstaining from food
  • quickany area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)
  • swiftUnited States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)

Collocations

  • Easy rapid response team
    describing rapid response team (a part of a river where the current is very fast)
  • Medium rapid progress on the construction site
    describing rapid progress on the construction site (a part of a river where the current is very fast)
  • Hard fuel rapid economic growth
    to fuel rapid economic growth, meaning to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
  • Very Hard a rapid succession of unforeseen developments
    referring to a rapid succession of unforeseen developments

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