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  • 41pace — [n1] steps in walking clip, footstep, gait, getalong, lick*, measure, step, stride, tread, walk; concept 149 pace [n2] speed, tempo of motion beat, bounce, celerity, clip, downbeat, lick*, momentum, motion, movement, progress, quickness, rapidity …

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  • 42rapidity — [n] quickness acceleration, alacrity, bat, briskness, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, hurry, pace, precipitateness, promptitude, promptness, rapidness, rush, speed, speediness, swiftness, velocity; concepts 755,805 Ant.… …

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  • 43speed — [n] rate of motion, often a high rate acceleration, activity, agility, alacrity, breeze, briskness, celerity, clip, dispatch, eagerness, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, hustle, legerity, lick, liveliness, momentum, pace,… …

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  • 44velocity — [n] speed acceleration, celerity, dispatch, expedition, fleetness, gait, haste, headway, hurry, impetus, momentum, pace, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, rate, swiftness, tempo; concepts 755,792 …

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  • 45rapid — [rap′id] adj. [L rapidus < rapere, to seize, rush: see RAPE1] moving, progressing, or occurring with speed; swift; fast; quick n. ☆ 1. [usually pl.] a part of a river where the current is relatively swift, as because of a narrowing of the… …

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  • 46expeditiousness — noun the property of being prompt and efficient it was done with dispatch • Syn: ↑dispatch, ↑despatch, ↑expedition • Derivationally related forms: ↑expeditious, ↑expeditious (for: ↑ …

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  • 47fleetness — noun rapidity of movement fleetness of foot • Derivationally related forms: ↑fleet • Hypernyms: ↑celerity, ↑quickness, ↑rapidity, ↑rapidness, ↑speediness …

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  • 48immediacy — noun 1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency (Freq. 6) the immediacy of television coverage • Syn: ↑immediateness • Ant: ↑mediacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑immediate …

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  • 49immediateness — noun 1. lack of an intervening or mediating agency the immediacy of television coverage • Syn: ↑immediacy • Ant: ↑mediacy (for: ↑immediacy) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 50instantaneousness — noun the quickness of action or occurrence the immediacy of their response the instancy of modern communication • Syn: ↑immediacy, ↑immediateness, ↑instancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑instant ( …

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