Rapid

Definition: Rapid

Rapid

Adjective

1. Done or occurring in a brief period of time; "a rapid rise through the ranks".

2. Characterized by speed; moving with or capable of moving with high speed; "a rapid movment"; "a speedy car"; "a speedy errand boy".

Noun

1. A part of a river where the current is very fast.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "rapid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

Geography

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RAPID

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Synonym: Rapid

Frequency

Adverb: often, oft; ofttimes, oftentimes; frequently; repeatedly; unseldom, not unfrequently; in quick succession, in rapid succession; many a time and oft; daily, hourly; every day, every hour, every moment;

Instantaneity

Speedy, quick, fast, fleet, swift,lively, blitz; rapid (velocity).

Adjective: instantaneous, momentary, sudden, immediate, instant, abrupt, discontinuous, precipitous, precipitant, precipitate; subitaneous, hasty;quick as thought, quick as lightning, quick as a flash; rapid as electricity.

Obliquity

Acclivity, rise, ascent, gradient, khudd, rising ground, hill, bank, declivity, downhill, dip, fall, devexity; gentle slope, rapid slope, easy ascent, easy descent; shelving beach; talus; monagne Russe; facilis descensus averni.

Sequence

Verb: advance; proceed, progress; get on, get along, get over the ground; gain ground; forge ahead; jog on, rub on, wag on; go with the stream; keep one;s course, hold on one's course; go on, move on, come one, get on, pass on, push on, press on, go forward, move forward, come forward, get forward, pass forward, push forward, press forward, go forwards, move forwards, come forwards, get forwards, pass forwards, push forwards, press forwards, go ahead, move ahead, come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead; make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way; make progress, make head, make way, make headway, make advances, make strides, make rapid strides; (velocity); go ahead, shoot ahead; distance; make up leeway.

Velocity

Under press of sail, under press of canvas, under press of sail and steam; velis et remis, on eagle's wing, in double quick time; with rapid strides, with giant strides; a pas de geant; in seven league boots; whip and spur; ventre a terre; as fast as one's legs will carry one, as fast as one's heels will carry one; as fast as one can lay legs to the ground, at the top of one;s speed; by leaps and bounds; with haste.

Hurry; (hasten); accelerate, put on; quicken; quicken one's pace, mend one's pace; clap spurs to one's horse; make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the best of one's way; put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing one's way, set off at a score; carry sail, crowd sail; go off like a shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground; outstrip the wind, fly on the wings of the wind.

Adjective: fast, speedy, swift, rapid, quick, fleet; aliped; nimble, agile, expeditious; express; active; flying, galloping; Verb: light footed, nimble footed; winged, eagle winged, mercurial, electric, telegraphic; light-legged, light of heel; swift as an arrow; Noun: quick as lightning; Noun: quick as a thought.

Crosswords: Rapid

Occitan (quick), Romanian (cursory, express, fast, quick, rakish, rapid, spanking, speedy, swift, transient).

Chap with the wings -- five rounds, rapid! (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco)

The rapid reproductive rate of our rabbitshas given me an idea (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer)

These days you cast rapid, calculating, sidelong glances (Viskningar och rop; writing credit: Ingmar Bergman)

In cases of rapid fossilization, I can press this brain scan button retrieving Seymour's memories at the precise instant of doggy death (Futurama; writing credit: Lance Smith; Carl Colpaert)

Rapid Exchange (2003)

Ambrose's Rapid Rise (1916)

Opening of the Rapid Transit Tunnel (1900)

Charge Rapid Fire (1898)

Rapid Fire Gun Drill (1898)

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References

• Rapid Technology Group plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Rapid Gastric Emptying (reference)

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Books

• Abdominal Pain: A Guide to Rapid Diagnosis (reference)

• Rapid Evolution: A Training Manual For Accelerating Your Personal Evolution (reference)

• The art of rapid reading; a book for people who want to read faster and more accurately (reference)

• Aerospace Medicine: Index of Modern Authors and Subjects With Guide for Rapid Research (reference)

• Schnellmethoden zur Analyse von Plutonium und anderen Aktiniden in Umweltproben : Bericht einer Ad-hoc-Arbeitsgruppe des Arbeitskreises Umweltèuberwachung (AKU) = Rapid methods for the analysis of plutonium and other actinides in environmental samples : r (reference)

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Periodicals

• International Conference On Rapid Prototyping (reference)

• Rapid City Journal (reference)

• Synlett - Accounts And Rapid Communication In Synthetic Organic Chemistry (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Rapid Assault (reference)

• Rapid Fire (reference)

• Rapid Tooling, Rapid Parts (reference)

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Music

• Rapid.Fire (reference)

• Rapid Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

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High Tech

• DIGITAL CONCEPTS CH-3900 Digital Camera AC/DC Rapid Charger with Batteries (reference)

• MAMIYA 645E Rapid Pro Value Pack 6x45 Camera System (reference)

• RAPID BATT CHRG FOR LS-SERIES (reference)

• IBM 09N5542 Rapid Access Pro Keyboard (reference)

• Rapid Access III Keyboard USBw/usb Hub Stealth Black (reference)

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Consumer Goods

• Vacu Vin Guy Buffet Rapid Ice Wine Chiller, Sommeliers (reference)

• Vacu Vin Rapid Ice Wine Chiller, Chrome (reference)

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Using recombinant DNA technology, a transgenic mouse has been engineered whose bone marrow is protected from the toxic effects of chemotherapy by expression of the MDR 1 gene. This animal system allows rapid screening of drugs which inhibit the multidrug transporter and heralds a new era of using transgenic animals for pharmacologic screening. Multidrug resistance resulting from expression of an energy-dependent drug efflux pump encoded by the human MDR gene is a major impediment to effective cancer therapy. Credit: Jeannie Kelly (artist).

This culture was negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Many rapid tests that identify N. gonorrhoeae, test for a limited number of characteristics, which may be shared by one or more nonpathogenic Neisseria spp.. Credit: CDC.

NASA Scientists Detect Rapid Thinning of Greenland's Coastal Ice. Credit: NASA.

The Hubble telescope is following dramatic and rapid changes in Jupiter's turbulent atmosphere ... Credit: NASA.

Marsh land that has been converted to pasture by cutting canals, building levees , and pumping out water. Exposure to air caused oxidation of organic matter in soil which led to rapid subsidence. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Smooth cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora, a salt marsh plant native to the area is planted in rows to encourage rapid colonization of the restoration area and to prevent erosion of the newly created marsh platform. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

A green laser water penetration system devised by Sylvania Electronic Systems in the late 1970's. Although advertised for fisheries use, this technology has evolved into LIDAR, a system for measuring shallow-water bathymetry and also for into a rapid terrain mapping technique. In: Farooq Hussain, 1970, "Living Underwater, " p. 87. Library Call Number GC65 H8 1970b. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 25. Current meter invented by Thorsten Arwidsson in 1880. Viewing the backside. This instrument was devised for rapid measurement by stationary naval vessels. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Rogue River - Hellgate Recreation Area. Camp - river left - just above Dunn Rapid. Credit: Becky Brown.

Oregon Trail near Bell Rapid RdCultural resourceHistoric areaLSRDLower Snake River District. Credit: W. Meyer.

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The bourgeoisie, by the rapid improvement of all instruments of production, by the immensely facilitated means of communication, draws all, even the most barbarian, nations into civilisation. (reference)

With a view to the rapid settlement of claims, due regard shall be paid in the appointment of all persons connected with the Clearing Offices or with the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal to their knowledge of the language of the other country concerned. (reference)

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A mind like hers, once opening to suspicion, made rapid progress

And Bruno went on in a low, rapid tone, more as if he were talking to himself

Thanks to the rapid progress of this manufacture, to which he had given such wonderful life, M__ sur M__ had become a considerable centre of business

At terra at this fateful hour I call upon all heaven with its power, And the sun with its brightness, And the snow with its whiteness, And the fire with all the strength it hath, And the lighting with its rapid wrath, And the winds with the swiftness along their path, And the sea with its deepness, And the rocks with their steepness, And the earth with its starkness, All this I place,By God's Almighty help and grace, Between myself and the powers of darkness

We boast that we belong to the Nineteenth Century and are making the most rapid strides of any nation

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Health

The onset can be rapid or gradual. (references)

Surgery is a rapid and effective treatment. (references)

This treatment usually brings rapid improvement. (references)

Business

Women continue to make rapid progress in education. (references)

The German computer services market is undergoing rapid change. (references)

There has been rapid development of ISDN lines in the past few years. (references)

Children

Bhutan

The Government has demonstrated its commitment to child welfare by its rapid expansion of primary schools, healthcare facilities, and immunization programs. (references)

Civil Liberties

China

Some observers cite the lack of adequate meeting space in registered churches to explain the rapid rise in attendance at house churches and "underground" churches. (references)

Discrimination

Bhutan

At the time, the Government claimed that it was concerned about the rapid population growth of and political agitation by the ethnic Nepalese. (references)

Economic History

Iran

Pre-revolutionary Iran's economic development was rapid. (references)

Vietnam

However, no foreign chain shows signs of rapid expansion. (references)

Guatemala

Guatemala is experiencing rapid political and social change. (references)

Human Rights

Afghanistan

The Taliban's rapid fall from power averted a much-feared large-scale humanitarian disaster. (references)

Barbados

In 2000 the Attorney General created an armed special rapid response unit, which continued to operate during the year. (references)

Angola

Also on July 30, members of the Rapid Intervention Police (PIR) pointed a gun at an NGO driver and forced the driver to provide them with transportation. (references)

Minorities

East Timor

Residents reportedly targeted the mosque as a result of local animosity toward a Jordanian Rapid Reaction Unit based nearby. (references)

Political Economy

SPAIN

Spain's mobile telephony market has also experienced a very rapid growth in subscribers. (references)

Burma

The poor quality of life is also reflected in rising drug abuse and the rapid spread of HIV/AIDS. (references)

Trade

Brazil

In FTAA negotiations, Brazil and the U.S. are working on measures to allow more rapid customs clearance. (references)

Colombia

The decline in usage is due to the relatively unattractive margins involved and the rapid increase in bank liquidity over the last two years. (references)

Indonesia

Like Indonesia's import tariff regime, export controls are in a state of rapid change as the government works to implement reforms associated with the IMF program. (references)

Travel

Mexico

Upon arrival in Mexico City, the sensation of increased respiration, rapid heart rate, and mild dizziness are normal adaptive processes. (references)

Malaysia

International telephone service from Malaysia is adequate and more investment is being undertaken to keep up with the very rapid growth in demand. (references)

Taiwan

Taipei has five Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines, including the Tamshui, Nankang, Chungho, Mucha ad Hsintien, in operation with a combined track length of sixty-seven kilometers. (references)

Women

Indonesia

Experts on the subject agree that the number of incidents has risen since the onset of the country's economic downturn starting in mid-1997, which has been aggravated by social changes associated with rapid urbanization. (references)

Worker Rights

Congo

This system broke down in 1991 as a result of the rapid depreciation of the currency. (references)

China

In the view of some observers, this fact helps explain the rapid rise in the number of arbitration cases. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

A rapid torrent

Expressions using "rapid": in rapid succession ♦ make rapid progress ♦ mass rapid transit ♦ rail rapid transit ♦ rapid Application Development ♦ rapid as electricity ♦ Rapid City ♦ rapid climb ♦ rapid course ♦ rapid deployment force ♦ rapid deployment forces ♦ Rapid Expert Assistance and Cooperation Teams ♦ rapid eye movement ♦ rapid eye movement sleep ♦ rapid fire ♦ rapid fire of questions ♦ rapid fire questions ♦ rapid firing ♦ rapid flow ♦ rapid growth ♦ rapid inflation ♦ rapid prototyping ♦ Rapid River ♦ rapid road ♦ rapid scroll ♦ rapid search ♦ rapid shutdown ♦ rapid slope ♦ rapid stream ♦ rapid subsurface flow ♦ rapid transit ♦ rapid translation system ♦ rapid transmitter ♦ Rapid Valley ♦ rapid velocity ♦ with rapid strides. Additional references.

Beginning with "rapid": rapid-access, rapid-action, rapid-breeding, rapid-deployment, rapid-eye, Rapid-fire, Rapid-fire mount, rapid-fire pistol, rapid-fire rifle, Rapid-firing, rapid-fit, rapid-flowing, rapid-growth, rapid-migration, rapid-response, rapid-scoring, rapid-strike, rapid-transit, rapid-turnover.

Ending with "rapid": over-rapid, too-rapid.

Afrikaans

vinnig (fast, quick, quickly, speedy, swift, swiftly), haastig (fast, hurried, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Albanian

shumë i pjerrët, i shpejtë (agile, arrowy, brisk, dashing, expedite, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, fleet of foot, fleet-footed, fleeting, flying, hasty, imminent, mercurial, prompt, quick, smart, spanking, speedy, swift, volant, wanton, winged, wing-footed), i rrëpirët (bluff, hilly, precipitous, sharp, steep), i menjëhershëm (immediate, impulsive, instant, instantaneous, momentary, prompt, quick). (various references)

Arabic 

‏منحدر النهر (rapids), ‏سريع (brisk, clipping, express, expressible, fast, feathered, fleet, flier, hasty, momentary, nippy, precipitate, prompt, quick, rattling, ready, rife, smart, snappy, speed, speedy, swift), ‏عاجل (accelerate, hasten, immediate, instant, precipitate, prompt, speedy, summary), ‏خاطف (cursory, hijacker, kidnapper, momentary, pirate, ravisher, swift). (various references)

Bulgarian 

стръмен (abrupt, arduous, bluff, bluffy, declivitous, high pitched, humpbacked, prone, steep), рязък (abrupt, acid, bitter, brief, brusque, curt, gravelly, hard, incisive, jarring, jerky, metallic, offhand, pipy, point blank, rude, sharp, short, short-spoken, shrill, snappish, snappy, snippy, stark, straight out, strident, trenchant), краткотраен (deciduous, ephemeral, fleeting, fugacious, momentary, perishable, short, transitory, unabiding), много бърз (double quick, flying, lighting), бърз (agile, brisk, dapper, expedite, expeditious, express, fast, forward, hasty, hurried, light-heeled, lively, natty, nippy, precipitate, pressing, prompt, quick, rattling, ready, rush, sharp, slapdash, slippy, smart, spanking, speedy, sweeping, time-saving, urgent, wing-footed). (various references)

Catalan

ràpid (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Chinese 

迅速 (fast, speedy). (various references)

Czech

rychlý (expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, high speed, nippy, quick, ready, spanking, speedy, sweeping, swift, wing-footed), rapidní (fast), slapy (tide), prudký (abrupt, acrimonious, big, bulge, effervescent, ferocious, fierce, fiery, glaring, grievous, gusty, heady, heated, heavy, high, hot tempered, hot-headed, impetuous, intense, keen, passional, passionate, peppery, rash, robust, rude, sharp, steep, stormy, strong, sweeping, tempestuous, towering, tumultuous, vehement, vicious, vigorous, violent, virulent), peřeje (rapids), dravý (ferocious, fierce, predacious, predatory, rapacious), bouřlivý (blustery, boisterous, choppy, effervescent, fierce, franetic, gusty, loud, roaring, squally, stormy, tempestuous, thunderous, tumultuous, uproarious, wild). (various references)

Danish

hurtig (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Dutch

spoedig (fast, quick, soon, speedy, swift), snel (fast, quick, quickly, speedy, swift, swiftly), haastig (fast, hastily, hurried, hurriedly, in a hurry, quick, speedy, swift), gezwind (fast, quick, speedy, swift), gauw (fast, quick, quickly, soon, speedy, swift, swiftly). (various references)

Esperanto

rapida (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Faeroese

skjótur (fast, quick, speedy, swift), kvikur (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Farsi 

چابک (Adroit, Agile, Brisk, Clever, Handy, Light, Lissome, Nimble, Perky, Quick, Speedy, Spry, Swift), تندرو (Extrimist, Fast, Racer, Speedster, Swift), تند (Caustic, Discourteous, Fast, Glassy, Harsh, Hasty, Headlong, Heady, Hot, Inflammable, Intensive, Keen, Paregoric, Peppery, Presto, Pungent, Quick, Racy, Rash, Slush, Sour, Spicy, Tart, Transient, Violent, Virulent, Wrench, Yare), سریع العمل , سریع (Precipitate, Prompt, Quick, Speedy, Sudden, Swift). (various references)

Finnish

nopea (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

French

rapide, rapides (rapids). (various references)

Frisian

fluch (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

German

schnell (apace, expeditious, fast, flying, hasty, hurry, prompt, quick, quickly, rapidly, rapids, slippy, smart, smartly, soon, spanking, speedily, speedy, swift, swiftly), rasch (brisk, fast, hasty, quick, quickly, rapidly, rash, smart, smartly, speedy, swift, swiftly). (various references)

Greek 

γρήγοροσ (cursory, fast, hasty, quick, swift), γρήγορος (fast, prompt, quick), γοργός (quick, speedy), ταχύρρευμα, ταχύσ (cursory, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, flying, precipitate, presto, prompt, quick, spanking, speedy, swift). (various references)

Hebrew 

מהיר (fast, fleet, nimble, nippy, quick, snap, spanking, speedy, summary, swift), שוטף (current, flowing, fluent, swift, torrential), אשד (cascade, cataract, chute, waterfall). (various references)

Hungarian

gyors (agile, current sale, expedite, expeditious, expenditious, expidite, express, facile, fast, fleet, flighty, hasty, high speed, hit and run, laxity, nimble, nimble-footed, nippy, presto, prompt, quick, quick as thought, rash, ready, snap, spanking, speedy, sudden, swift, tantivy), sebes (fast, nimble-footed, spanking, speedy, sweeping, swift, to go like the wind, to trot out, wounded). (various references)

Icelandic

hratt (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Indonesian

pesat (speedy), laju (fast, rate), cepat (brisk, dapper, express, fast, prompt, quick, speedy, swift), aliran deras. (various references)

Irish

tapaidh (fast, quick, quickly, speedy, swift). (various references)

Italian

rapido (abrupt, cursory, expeditious, express, fast, flying, hasty, quick, smart, speedy, sweeping, swift). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

迅速 (fast, prompt, quick, swift). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きゅうそく (pace, relaxation, relief, rest, resting, speed of a pitched ball), じんそく (fast, prompt, quick, swift), はかばかしい (quick, satisfactory, swift). (various references)

Korean 

급속한. (various references)

Malay

lekas (fast, quick, speedy, swift), jepat (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Manx

tappee (allegro, express, hasty, perfunctory, quick, quick-acting, speedy, swift), bieau (express, quick). (various references)

Norwegian

hurtig (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Papiamen

rápido (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Pig Latin

apidray.(various references)

Polish

szybki (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Portuguese

rápido (active, clear-sighted, crisp, double-quick, expeditious, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, light-legged, nimble, nippy, prompt, quick, rattling, riffle, speedy, sudden, swift, swift-handed, tantivy, tripping, volant, winged). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

rápida. (various references)

Romanian

repede (anon, apace, brisk, briskly, early, fast, fleet, fleetingly, hasty, hurried, in the same breath, quick, quickly, rapidly, rash, smartly, soon, speedy, sudden, swift, swiftly, winged). (various references)

Russian 

быстрый (agile, expedite, expeditious, fast, fast-moving, fleet, flying, hasty, light, lively, nimble, prompt, quick, rath, rathe, sharpish, slippy, smart, snappy, spanking, speedy, straightaway, swift, tantivy, winged, wing-footed). (various references)

Scottish

luath (ashes, fast, fleet, meaning `speedy', quick, soon, speedy, speedy : cho luath 's a, swift), bras (fast, impetuous, keen, quick, rash, speedy, swift, vehement). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

rapidan (fast), ubrzan (accelerated), brz (cursory, expeditious, fast, fleet, high speed, nippy, prompt, quick, repartee, spanking, speedy, swift, tantivy, tripping). (various references)

Spanish

rápido (agile, darting, express, express train, fast, fast train, fasting, fleeting, heel bar, live, lively, nippy, prompt, quick, quick fire, quick-firing, rapids, rathe, rattling, riffle, shoot, short, slapping, slashing, slick, snappy, spanking, speedy, swift, swift-flowing, twinkling). (various references)

Swahili

-epesi (fast, light, quick, speedy, swift), epesi (fast, light, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Swedish

snabb (adroit, clipping, darting, double quick, expeditious, express, fast, fleet, fleeting, hurried, lightsome, precipitatious, precipitous, presto, ready, smart, spanking, swift). (various references)

Tagalog

matúlin (fast, quick, speedy, swift), madalî (easy, facile, fast, quick, speedy, swift), mabilís (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

Thai

รวดเร็ว (quick, summary). (various references)

Turkish

seri (battery, chain, crash, cycle, fast, fleet, high speed, quick, sequence, serial, seriate, series, set, sharp, speedy), sarp (abrupt, arduous, bluff, craggy, jagged, precipitous, rugged, scarped, steep, stiff), hızlı (crash, expeditious, express, fast, fastmoving, fleet, frequent, hasty, high speed, impetuous, light footed, nippy, precipitous, presto, quick, quick-action, rakish, ready, snappy, speed, speedy, swift, winged, zippy), dik (abrupt, arduous, bluff, bold, erect, horny, jagged, perpendicular, precipitous, right, rough, scarped, sheer, Square, stand up, steep, stiff, straight, up, upright, uprightly, upstanding, vertical), ani (abrupt, ejaculatory, flash, instantaneous, memory, recollection, snap, sudden), acele (bustle, discomposedly, dispatch, early, expedition, fast, flying, haste, hastily, hasty, hotfoot, hurried, hurriedly, hurry, hurry up, in a hurry, in haste, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitate, press, pressing, quick, rush, speedy, swift, too previous, urgency, urgent, whirl), çabuk (apace, be quick, come, come on, early, expeditious, fast, hasty, hurry, hurry up, in double time, in good time, light footed, lissom, lissome, nimble, precipitous, presto, prompt, pronto, quick, quick-action, quickly, ready, sharp, snappy, soon, speedy, swift, swiftly), ışığa hassas. (various references)

Ukrainian

швидкісний (clipping), швидкий (agile, arrowy, dapper, double quick, expeditious, fast, fleet, fleeting, hasty, nippy, precipitate, present, prompt, quick, snappy, spanking, speedy, summary, swift, whipping, zippy), крутий (abrupt, arduous, bluff, bluffy, craggy, sharp, steep), бистрина (overfall), поріг ріки. (various references)

Vietnamese 

nhanh chóng (apace, quickly), nhanh (apace, brisk, cursory, quick, quickly, short order, tearing, transient, volant). (various references)

Welsh

gwyllt (mad, savage, wild), cyflym (fast, quick, speedy, swift), chwyrn (swift), buan (fast, fleet, quick, soon, speedy, swift). (various references)

Yucatec

seebak (fast, quick, speedy, swift), seeb (fast, quick, speedy, swift). (various references)

alacer, celer, celeres, celerius, celox, citiorum, citius, cito, levis, rapidus, veloce, velocem, veloces, veloci, velociores, velocissimus, velocium, velocius, velox, volubilis. (various references)

cursoire. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "rapid": rapider, rapidest, rapidities, rapidity, rapidly, rapidness, rapidnesses, rapids. (additional references)

Words ending with "rapid": ultrarapid. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Rapid" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: apid, Arpi, racid, ragid, rahid, raidh, rajid, rampid, rapax, rapaz, rapd, Raphia, rapi, rapic, rapide, rapig, rapin, rapis, rappy, ravid, reapid, redip, rehid, Rephidim, repide, reqid, ropic, rupia, Ruppia, zapid. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: padri, pardi.

-1 letter: arid, drip, padi, paid, pair, pard, raid.

-2 letters: aid, air, dap, dip, pad, par, pia, rad, rap, ria, rid, rip.

-3 letters: ad, ai, ar, id, pa, pi.

+1 letter: diaper, diapir, paired, pardie, rapids, repaid, sparid.

+2 letters: airdrop, aspired, despair, diapers, diapirs, digraph, dipolar, diptera, dispart, draping, padroni, pagurid, pardine, parodic, parodoi, parotid, parried, partied, peracid, peridia, picador, pirated, poniard, praised, predial, prepaid, pyralid, pyramid, raphide, rapider, rapidly, sparids, sparoid, upbraid.

+3 letters: adscript, airdrops, airspeed, apprised, apprized, bediaper, biparted, deprival, despairs, diagraph, diapered, diapiric, diaspora, diaspore, didapper, digraphs, dioptral, dipteral, dipteran, disparts, dispread, epidural, eupatrid, firedamp, handgrip, hardship, impaired, imparked, imparted, kidnaper, lampyrid, lapidary, myriapod, overpaid, pagurids, paillard, panfried, paradigm, parading, paradise, paranoid, parodied, parodies, parodist, parotids, parotoid, parridge, parslied, pedalier, peracids, peridial, picadors, picrated, pilchard, pillared, podagric, podiatry, poniards, praedial, prandial, preadmit, preaudit, presidia, prodigal, pyralids, pyramids, pyranoid, raindrop, raphides, rapidest, rapidity, rapiered, repaired, shipyard, spandril, sparoids, spiraled, sporadic, sprained, traipsed, tripedal, tripodal, unpaired, unrepaid, upbraids, upraised, wardship.