rapid growth — quick increase
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
A situation where something gets bigger, develops, or improves very quickly in a short period of time.
Say it like a native
Textbook The company underwent a period of swift and accelerated expansion.
Native The company saw rapid growth.
'Swift and accelerated expansion' is redundant; 'rapid growth' is the set phrase.
Pattern: rapid growth (in/of something)
In use
- The city has experienced rapid growth over the past decade.business
- One major change in my hometown is the rapid growth of the population, which has led to more housing and new schools.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ The city had a rapidly growth.
✓ The city had rapid growth.
'Rapid' (adjective) + growth; 'rapidly' is the adverb ('rapidly growing').
Common collocations
rapid growth— rapid growth, rapid economic growth, a period of rapid growth, rapid expansion
Don't confuse it
'Gradual growth' means slow and steady increase, while 'rapid growth' means a fast increase.