rapid transit
Example Sentences
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The sprightly production design is set up for rapid transit, but the traffic on stage isn’t in any hurry.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2025
Many people in Jakarta think highly of him for implementing a mass rapid transit system and managing the coronavirus pandemic.
From New York Times • Feb. 12, 2024
The bus rapid transit system, TransMilenio, has priority lanes that shuttle passengers faster than private cars during peak traffic periods.
From Scientific American • May 17, 2023
Meredith was aboard Community Transit’s Swift bus line, a rapid transit route between Everett Station and the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline, where riders tap their cards at a kiosk before boarding.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023
A week later Bobby was back at the Marshall to play in the weekly speed tournament—christened the “Tuesday Night Rapid Transit” in homage to the New York City rapid transit subway system.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
