rapide means “rapidly” | MotiTan German Dictionary

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Er konnte rapide auf die Nachricht antworten.

He was able to answer the message rapidly.

A process accelerates so strongly that its result appears almost at once.

schnell: At a fast pace, with little time needed for the change.
rasch: Swiftly, with events taking place over a short period.

rapide bedeutet sehr schnell und innerhalb kurzer Zeit.

French rapide entered German as rapide, from Latin rapidus, and retained its basic association with speed and rushing.

In everyday speech, schnell or rasch is often more natural than rapide, which is common in formal or written descriptions of change.