swiftness
noun/ˈswɪftnɪs/
Etymology From Middle English swiftnesse, swyftnesse, from Old English swiftnes (“swiftness”), equivalent to swift + -ness.
1
Usually The state of being swift.
- with remarkable swiftness
- demonstrate swiftness
4 more examples
- act with swiftness
- The swiftness of his reaction saved the child.
- They admired the swiftness of the river’s current.
- He completed the task with unexpected swiftness.