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Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.

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  1. n. Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.
  2. n. a rate that is rapid
  3. Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness. Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight. Johnson.
  4. Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose wholeemployment is to watch its flight. Johnson.
  5. n. a rate that is rapid