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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishrapidlyrap‧id‧ly /ˈræpɪdli/ ○○○ W3 adverb very quickly and in a very short time The disease was spreading ... rapidlyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishrapidlyrap‧id‧ly/ˈræpɪdli/●●○W3adverb    veryquicklyandinaveryshorttime  Thediseasewasspreadingmorerapidlythanexpected.rapidlygrowing/changing/expandingetc  therapidlychangingworldoftechnology►seethesaurusatquicklyExamplesfromtheCorpusrapidly•Eventhosehetriedtoestablishwithofficegirlsseemedtofounderfairlyrapidly.•Labourmarketsbecameverytightandmoneywagesroserapidly.•Otherprimateslaughbypantingrapidly.•AftertheGulfWarhewaspromotedrapidlyandbegantomixmoreinpoliticalcircles.•Roserecoveredrapidlyandwassoonabletogooutsideagain.•Coppervesselsandbrassfittingsarerapidlyattackedundertheseconditions.•However,themarketisdevelopingrapidlyexternally.•Butinrapidlyheatingorcoolingmarkets,new-homepricescansignalachangeinoverallpricetrends.rapidlygrowing/changing/expandingetc•FromMelbournetoSeoul,intraregionaltradeandinvestmentswererapidlyexpanding.•Theleisureindustry,however,isoneoftheworld'slargestandmostrapidlyexpandingbusinesses.•Therapidlyexpandingcapabilitiesofinformationtechnologywouldfacilitatetheprocess.•Thisrapidlychangingeighteenth-centuryupperclassreapedtherewardsofthepoliticalsettlementhard-wonin1688aftercivilwarandtheinterregnum.•Sprint,anearlyentrantintothecommercialInternet,hasarapidlygrowingInternetservicesbusiness.•Cidco,withrevenuesof$194millionlastyear,holdsa60percentshareoftherapidlygrowingmarket.•Itappearstobemostdamagingtorapidlygrowingorgansinthebody,Etzelsaid.•However,forthetwelfthcenturywearemuchbetterinformedabouttherapidlyexpandingwinetrade. Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Electricity Religion&thought Drugs,medicines Judaism Seealltopics Wordoftheday uneasy worriedorslightlyafraidbecauseyouthinkthatsomethingbadmighthappen