how to pronounce rapidly

/ˈɹæpədliː/

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the above transcription of rapidly is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

rapidly is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of rapidly in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… things are going down rapidly I will add …”

meanings of rapidly

adverb:

With speed; in a rapid manner.

rapidly frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word rapidly occurs in english on average 15.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics rapidly can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that rapidly can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;