as in speed
a high rate of movement or performance
with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave
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The hound leaped in with lightning swiftness to snap within inches of the soft belly of the bear at bay.
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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
Amid the California wildfires –– which have been raging through the Los Angeles area since Tuesday, January 7 –– Frankel, mobilized B Strong with swiftness.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
But Congress isn’t exactly known for its swiftness.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
Amid the California wildfires –– which have been raging through the Los Angeles area since Tuesday, January 7 –– Frankel, mobilized B Strong with swiftness.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
But Congress isn’t exactly known for its swiftness.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for swiftness
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“Swiftness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiftness. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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