expeditiously

[ ek-spi-dish-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. promptly and quickly:

   Our office will handle all queries and concerns expeditiously and without delay.

Other Words From

• non·ex·pe·di·tious·ly adverb
• un·ex·pe·di·tious·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of expeditiously¹

expeditious ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Developing a unified approach to solve climate problems equitably, effectively and expeditiously is among the biggest challenges we face.

From Washington Blade

“It was clear a couple of weeks ago to me that we were not moving expeditiously enough in the commonwealth of Virginia,” he said.

From Washington Post

Everyone should have equitable access to the vaccine as expeditiously as possible, but we need to prioritize folks based on public health criteria, not on where someone is from.

From Washington Post

The review process is thorough and objective and is conducted as expeditiously as possible under the circumstances.

From Washington Post

We have the information, and we’re able to work expeditiously on our end of it, so we’re not slowing things down, either.

From Outside Online

Hopefully, India will expeditiously put in place legal processes to tackle this menace that affects  India's 40 million youth.

From The Daily Beast

He dined silently and expeditiously at his club, and then made his way through the lighted streets to his lodgings in Bloomsbury.

From Project Gutenberg

The Counter Officers had, therefore, to work under difficulties; but they got through their manifold duties expeditiously.

From Project Gutenberg

In my division we had eleven wagons; and we travel more expeditiously, with but little difficulty in finding grass for our cattle.

From Project Gutenberg

In this manner the lake was being expeditiously cleared of the rafts of floating logs.

From Project Gutenberg

It filled expeditiously, and the battery was soon erected, the merlons being framed of logs and filled with earth.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• ardently
• assiduously
• carefully
• diligently
• eagerly
• earnestly
• energetically
• enthusiastically
• hastily
• hurriedly
• laboriously
• nimbly
• painstakingly
• purposefully
• restlessly
• vigorously