Definition of "celerity" [ce•ler•i•ty]

• Swiftness of action or motion; speed. See Synonyms at haste. (noun)

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• "Second, he used the word celerity in conversation."
• "Upon the left, Brigadier Wilson, with Her Majesty's 53rd and the 30th Native Infantry equalled in celerity and regularity their comrades on the right; and this brigade was opposed to the 'Aieen' troops, called Avitabile's, when the fight was fiercely raging."
• "I recall the celerity with which he used to kick them off at sundown."