accelerated vs rapid

accelerated

adj
  • Moving or progressing faster than is usual. 

  • Happening sooner than expected. 

rapid

adj
  • Very swift or quick. 

  • Violent, severe. 

  • Needing only a brief exposure time. (of a lens, plate, film, etc.) 

  • Steep, changing altitude quickly. (of a slope) 

noun
  • a rough section of a river or stream which is difficult to navigate due to the swift and turbulent motion of the water. 

How often have the words accelerated and rapid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )