Monday, September 15, 2008

CELERITY

speed, alacrity

a rate that is rapid

SYN - quickness, rapidity, speediness

"He had been pleasantly surprised to see that the team had worked with great celerity and had finished the job in almost half the time he had expected."

"All of his peers read with celerity, while he read rather slowly."

"He had the enviable ability to solve problems with not only the best insight but also the greatest celerity."

"The work was difficult and time-consuming for the average student in the class, but Brad was able to complete it with ease and celerity."

"Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose whole employment is to watch its flight." - Johnson(?)

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