Rate of action.
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Activity
SMARTNESS, nimbleness, agility; quickness &c. adj.; velocity [See Velocity]; alacrity, promptitude; dispatch or despatch, expedition; haste [See Haste]; punctuality (early) [See Earliness].
EAGERNESS, zeal, ardor, enthusiasm, earnestness, intentness; abandon [F.]; vigor; devotion; exertion.
Consistency of activity: Industry, assiduity; assiduousness &c. adj.; sedulity [rare], sedulousness; laboriousness; drudgery (labor) [See Exertion]; painstaking, diligence; perseverance [See Resolution]; indefatigation [obs.]; businesslike habits, habits of business.
Activity without productivity: Bustle, hustle [colloq.], movement, stir, fuss, ado, bother, fidget, fidgetiness; flurry (haste) [See Haste].
Bustle
Bustle Activity with a great show of energy. Stir, fuss, ado, bother, fidget, fidgetiness.