celerity
Quickness of movement
Celerity is swiftness or speed of movement or action.
The word is formal and literary, appearing more often in written than spoken English: The messenger delivered the news with great celerity.
It suggests not just quickness but efficient, purposeful speed—responding to urgency rather than mere haste.
Directed rate of motion
- quicknessState of being fast
- swiftnessQuickness of motion
- rapiditySwiftness of movement
- fleetnessQuickness of motion
momentum · pace · dispatch · expedition · promptness · briskness · fastness · clip
Move with effortless continuity
- streamSteady continuous flow
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- whizInformal term for expert
dash · gallop · sprint · race · rush · scurry · scuttle · hustle
Ease of quick movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lithenessFlexible, graceful quality
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
lightness · fluidity · deftness · spryness · flexibility · coordination · balance · finesse
Eager and cheerful promptness
- readinessState of being prepared
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
- vivacityAnimated spirit or energy
briskness · liveliness · animation · sprightliness · perkiness · pep · energy · vigor
velocity
Directed rate of motion
fleetness · momentum · pace · dispatch · expedition · promptness · briskness · fastness · clip · hurry
glide
Move with effortless continuity
whiz · dash · gallop · sprint · race · rush · scurry · scuttle · hustle · bolt
nimbleness
Ease of quick movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- lithenessFlexible, graceful quality
suppleness · lightness · fluidity · deftness · spryness · flexibility · coordination · balance · finesse · reflexes
alacrity
Eager and cheerful promptness
- readinessState of being prepared
- enthusiasmIntense eager enjoyment
- zealIntense driving devotion
vivacity · briskness · liveliness · animation · sprightliness · perkiness · pep · energy · vigor · zest
celerityslowness
Absence of quickness
sluggishness · leisureliness · tardiness · lethargy · languor
celeritytardiness
State of being late
lateness · delay · procrastination · dilatoriness · deliberateness
accelerate, accelerating, acceleration, accelerated, accelerator, decelerate, deceleration, accelerators, decelerator