celerity

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Wodele added: “I think coming out of the wrestling environment and celerity, a lot of people misjudged him in terms of his intellect. He was underestimated in terms of his ability to understand and reason.”

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2021

Enriquez’s plots deteriorate with satisfying celerity: In “The Cart,” a curse strips an entire neighborhood of its livelihood within approximately three pages.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021

“A revision made in response to an entry’s increased attention differs only in celerity — as always, all revisions reflect evidence of use.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2020

The officer reacted with celerity, producing, seemingly out of nowhere, a tube that he deposited in his master’s hand.

From The Guardian • Dec. 2, 2018

She hastened to ring the bell; and when the tray came, she proceeded to arrange the cups, spoons, &c., with assiduous celerity.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë