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Briskly vs Apace - What's the difference?

briskly | apace |

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)
  • fast, quickly, swiftly
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 23 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Man Utd 1 - 6 Man City , work=BBC Sport 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

    (-)
  • Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
    • Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace .
  • * 1596 , , Romeo and Juliet , act 3, sc. 2:
    • Gallop apace , you fiery-footed steeds.
  • * 1850 , , The Blessed Damozel , lines 23-24:
    • Nothing: the autumn fall of leaves.
    The whole year sets apace .

    Synonyms

    * expeditiously * swiftly

    References