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noun

celerity

swiftness of movement; speed

In a sentence

Six example sentences with celerity, each labelled with its topic.

  • She brought the ball up with such celerity that the defense was still crossing midcourt when she scored.

    Basketball

  • The trauma team moved with celerity, and the patient was in the scanner four minutes after the ambulance arrived.

    Medicine

  • The new index answers queries with a celerity the old system never managed, returning results before the spinner appears.

    Technology

  • The speedrunner moved through the first level with such celerity that the loading screen could barely keep up.

    Gaming

  • Automated traders react with a celerity no human can match, moving prices within a millisecond of a headline.

    Finance

  • The messengers of the old empire rode with celerity, covering the distance from coast to capital in six days.

    History

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