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

With the play, the swiftness of the story and the characters moving around the mansion has to be accomplished with stagecraft. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2024

For many people, the rapid shift toward liberalization of marijuana policy, and the swiftness with which Americans have taken up consumption, has been great. —Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024

Those talons are going to perforate a colon with a swiftness, and no one wants to go to the emergency room with a gel tip stuck in the rectum. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2024

In her cover shot, her swiftness on the court comes to life through a gravity-defying hair plait: equal parts fierce and glamourous. —Colette Earley, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

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