quickly
Americanadverb
Commonly Confused
See quick.
Etymology
Origin of quickly
Example Sentences
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Figures had been rising quickly over the autumn and at the start of winter.
From BBC
“Let’s hope the trend is towards the storm progressing inland and dropping snow levels to the base quickly on Christmas Eve,” Allegretto wrote.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2025, AI models had "long since exceeded human biology experts with PhDs - with performance in chemistry quickly catching up".
From BBC
He said he’d like to give supervisors greater authority to quickly weed out complaints that “are demonstrably false on their face” based on body camera footage and other evidence.”
From Los Angeles Times
If people on remand don't have their cases completed then they can't be released or sent to serve a sentence, which means prisons will quickly fill up again.
From BBC
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