Which word- fast, quick, or rapid? 

 

• fast/quick/rapid 

  These adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns: 

fast	quick	rapid
car	glance	change
train	look	growth
bowler	reply	increase
pace	decision	decline
lane	way	progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Fast is especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
• Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.

• Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:   

 

               a rapid rain (×) 

               We had a rapid coffee. (×) 

Source: Oxford Dictionary

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