alarming rapidity
Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words
Used to emphasize the extreme and often surprising speed of an event or change.
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- The company's expansion occurred with alarming rapidity.
- Climate change is accelerating with alarming rapidity.
- The virus spread through the community with alarming rapidity.
- Technological advancements are happening at an alarming rapidity.
- His recovery was impressive, progressing with alarming rapidity.
- The stock market fluctuated with alarming rapidity during the crisis.
- Urban development is consuming natural habitats with alarming rapidity.
- Rumors about the scandal spread with alarming rapidity.
- The glaciers are melting with alarming rapidity due to global warming.
- Information and misinformation alike can travel with alarming rapidity in the digital age.