swiftness

noun

swift·ness ˈswif(t)-nəs

: the quality or state of being swift : celerity

: the fact of being swift

Examples of swiftness in a Sentence

with amazing swiftness, the airline agent got our ticket changed, and we boarded the plane just as it was about to leave

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For many people, the rapid shift toward liberalization of marijuana policy, and the swiftness with which Americans have taken up consumption, has been great. —

Marin Cogan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024 Those talons are going to perforate a colon with a swiftness, and no one wants to go to the emergency room with a gel tip stuck in the rectum. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2024 In her cover shot, her swiftness on the court comes to life through a gravity-defying hair plait: equal parts fierce and glamourous. —

Colette Earley, refinery29.com, 20 Jan. 2024 That lethal swiftness of gun suicides is why the Medical College of Wisconsin is facilitating a program that literally puts safer gun ownership on the map. —

Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for swiftness