celerity
ce·ler·i·ty (s
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n.
Swiftness of action or motion; speed. See Synonyms at haste.
[French célérité, from Old French, from Latin celerit
s, from celer, swift.]
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celerity – a rate that is rapidpace, rate – the relative speed of progress or change; “he lived at a fast pace”; “he works at a great rate”; “the pace of events accelerated”fleetness – rapidity of movement; “fleetness of foot”immediateness, instancy, instantaneousness, immediacy – the quickness of action or occurrence; “the immediacy of their response”; “the instancy of modern communication”expeditiousness, despatch, dispatch, expedition – the property of being prompt and efficient; “it was done with dispatch”promptitude, promptness – the characteristic of doing things without delay |
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