- very quickly; at a great rate
- to increase/spread/expand rapidly
- to change/develop/evolve rapidly
- a rapidly growing economy
- Crime figures are rising rapidly.
- It rapidly became apparent that there were insufficient officers to maintain control.
- The technology is rapidly changing.
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