Briskly vs Apace - What's the difference?
briskly | apace |
fast, quickly, swiftly
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 23
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City
, work=BBC Sport
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
* 1596 , , Romeo and Juliet , act 3, sc. 2:
* 1850 , , The Blessed Damozel , lines 23-24:
As adverbs the difference between briskly and apace
is that briskly is fast, quickly, swiftly while apace is quickly, rapidly, with speed.briskly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)citation, page= , passage=As Ferguson strode briskly towards the Stretford End at the final whistle, he will have been reflecting on the extent of the challenge now facing him from the club he once branded "noisy neighbours".}}
apace
English
Adverb
(-)- Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace .
- Gallop apace , you fiery-footed steeds.
- Nothing: the autumn fall of leaves.
- The whole year sets apace .