A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens.
1 With almost the swiftness of telegraphy the cry had reached the bridge.
2 He usually fought from the water, raiding and leaving with deadly swiftness .
3 But it was difficult to exaggerate the swiftness of the national development.
4 He spoke with enthusiasm of the smoothness and swiftness of the journey.
5 Then night began to descend with a swiftness unknown in the East.
6 Rafts could not be used because of the swiftness of the current.
7 Our young braves run to battle with the swiftness of the fawn.
8 A caribou sped past them with the swiftness of the wind itself.
9 The last two lines move with the swiftness of all great tragedy.
10 Things which happen in space happen with insensate violence and incredible swiftness .
11 The fire travelled with incredible swiftness : they were hastening to meet it.
12 The seemingly limited area spread with startling swiftness to the very horizon.
13 Some saw it coming, but few foresaw the swiftness , or the ferocity.
14 He now saw that the gun's free-swinging swiftness would block his ploy.
15 A plan presented itself with the fully formulated swiftness of an inspiration.
16 These two had reached familiarity with the swiftness characteristic of martial life.
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Swiftness в диалектах
Соединенные Штаты Америки