swiftness

noun

swift·​ness ˈswif(t)-nəs 

1

: the quality or state of being swift : celerity

2

: the fact of being swift

Synonyms

• celerity
• fastness
• fleetness
• haste
• hurry
• quickness
• rapidity
• rapidness
• speed
• speediness
• velocity

Examples of swiftness in a Sentence

with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave

Recent Examples on the Web

This indicates the swiftness of the tempo of Communist victories and American defeats in the cold war. —Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Mar. 2025

But the swiftness with which proposals have jumped from prominent conservative figures online to Mr. Musk’s team and the various departments has suggested a more or less direct pipeline through which outside activists can lobby for nearly instant changes, all through a handful of keystrokes. —Zach Montague, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

The hound leaped in with lightning swiftness to snap within inches of the soft belly of the bear at bay. —Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025

Those sessions led to an iterative process by which the ELINT system could deliver and package data in user-friendly ways and with a swiftness that was tactically useful. —IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1