apace

At great speed

Apace means at a swift pace, quickly, or rapidly.

The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing most often in formal writing: Construction continued apace.

It often follows verbs of motion or progress: Technology advances apace, The work proceeds apace.

speed

swiftly

At great speed

speedily · hastily · expeditiously · fast · fleet · nimbly · promptly · posthaste · hurriedly · quick

tempo

cadence

Rhythmic pulse or pattern

  • rhythmPatterned stress and silence
  • beatRhythmic pulse or strike
  • meterDevice that measures usage

time · measure · stride · clip · rate · momentum · velocity · speed · flow · pulse

progress

advancing

Moving in forward direction

progressing · moving · continuing · evolving · growing · expanding · spreading · gaining · building · mounting

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Opposites
speed/rate of movement or progress

apaceslowly

At reduced speed

sluggishly · slow · tardily · leisurely · at a snail's pace

Family

pass, pace, passage, pacing, paced, outpace, pacer, pacemaker, outpaced

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G