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Sense: Adverb: rapidly

Synonyms:

rapidly, fast , speedily, swiftly , briskly, racing, hastily , lickety-split (US, informal), posthaste, like a bat out of hell (informal), full steam ahead (informal), on the double, hell for leather (informal), furiously, chop-chop (informal), full tilt, at full tilt, a mile a minute, by leaps and bounds, like wildfire, double-quick, quick

Antonyms:

slowly , leisurely, painstakingly, sluggishly, nonchalantly, ponderously, unhurriedly, in slow motion, taking your time, at your own pace, bit by bit

Sense: Adverb: soon

Synonyms:

soon , immediately , at once, instantly, straight away, right away (informal), promptly , pronto (informal), on the spot, without delay, in no time, on the double, at the double (UK), in a jiffy (informal), in the blink of an eye, ASAP

Antonyms:

eventually , in the end, later, belatedly, after a while

Sense: Adverb: hastily

Synonyms:

hastily , hurriedly, in a rush, in a hurry, precipitately, recklessly, rashly, in haste

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