The phrase "almost as rapid" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to compare the speed of two things, indicating that one is nearly as fast as the other.
Example: "The cheetah is almost as rapid as the peregrine falcon when it comes to short bursts of speed."
Alternatives: "nearly as fast" or "close to being as quick".
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The impact of motor power on the fishing industry was as considerable and almost as rapid as the invention of the otter trawl.
Such gold standards apply in airway obstruction, ie, asthma has rapid onset and almost as rapid resolution compared with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which has a very slow progression.
They rattle off more names and recollections in a volley that is almost as rapid-fire as the famous Abbott and Costello "Who's on First?" routine.
Because of this rapid rise in demand, Asia (including Japan) today consumes almost as much crude oil as the U.S.
For some, a rapid response plan is instrumental in getting out of homeless almost as soon as they find themselves on the street.
The objective of those developing the WB is to combine the more rapid wealth accumulation of the 15 with a payment that is "almost as low" as that of the 30.
Maryland is also banning the sale and possession of bump stocks and other rapid-fire accessories that can make a semiautomatic rifle fire almost as fast as a machine gun.
But such stability seems almost as outdated as rotary telephones and adding machines in today's age of technological disruptions and rapid economic shifts, in which entire industries can suddenly become obsolete.
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