Grammar fix
rapid growth
quick increase
A situation where something gets bigger, develops, or improves very quickly in a short period of time.
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- 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
Fix the pattern
Pattern: rapid growth (in/of something)
WrongThe city had a rapidly growth.
RightThe city had rapid growth.
'Rapid' (adjective) + growth; 'rapidly' is the adverb ('rapidly growing').
Patternrapid growth (in/of something)
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Swift and accelerated expansion' is redundant; 'rapid growth' is the set phrase.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
rapid growthrapid growthrapid economic growtha period of rapid growthrapid expansion
Don't confuse it
'Gradual growth' means slow and steady increase, while 'rapid growth' means a fast increase.