Synonyms for apace
- adverb
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Adverb
1. Quickly — quickly, rapidly, with speed
quickly, rapidly, expeditiously, swiftly, speedily, fast, in short order, hastily, chop-chop
Definitions
- adv. 1
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace.
Example sentences
- quickly I'd like you to quickly look over these documents.
- rapidly Hope of finding the child alive is fading rapidly.
- swiftly Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| apace | falling | |
| quickly | rising | |
| rapidly | falling | |
| swiftly | rising | |
| expeditiously | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- fast1
- 7 letters
- quickly2, rapidly3, swiftly2, hastily3
- 8 letters
- speedily3
- 13 letters
- expeditiously5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quickly2 = 2 syllables).