apace

Meaning

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

Synonyms

quickly

rapidly

fast

swiftly

speedily

expeditiously

soon

🔜

presto

chop-chop

hastily

expeditely

with expedition

with speed

like gangbusters

all of the sudden

allegro

like a train

early

fleetly

post-haste

promptly

pronto

quick

shallowly

with haste

in short order

like nobody’s business

Translations

rapidement

rápidamente

snel

vlug

çabuk

με γοργό βήμα

schnell

celermente

velocemente

sveltamente

rasch

veloce

speditamente

γρήγορα

geschwind

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpeɪs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: apās

In summary

From Middle English apās (“step by step, slowly; quickly, rapidly; at once, promptly”), from Old French à pas (“at a quick pace”).