adv.

1. At a rapid pace; swiftly.
2. In such a way or at such a speed as to keep up the requisite momentum; abreast.

[Middle English a pas, from Old French : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad–) + pas, step; see pace¹.]

adverb

In a rapid way: fast, posthaste, quick, quickly. Informal flat out, hell-for-leather, lickety-split, pronto. Idioms: full tilt, in a flash, in nothing flat, like a bat out of hell, like a blue streak, like a flash, like a house on fire, like a shot, like a streak, like greased lightning, like the wind, like wildfire. See fast/slow/velocity.

adv

Definition: quickly
Antonyms: slowly

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: with rapid movements
  Synonyms: quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - hurtig, rask

Nederlands (Dutch)
snel

Français (French)
adv. - rapidement, vite

Deutsch (German)
adv. - rasch, geschwind

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - γοργά, σβέλτα

Italiano (Italian)
velocemente

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - rapidamente, apressadamente

Русский (Russian)
быстро

Español (Spanish)
adv. - aprisa, rápidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - fort, snabbt

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
快速地, 急速地

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 快速地, 急速地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 빨리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - すみやかに, 速やかに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بسرعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮במהירות‬

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