quickly
Americanadverb
Commonly Confused
See quick.
Etymology
Origin of quickly
Example Sentences
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When Willy comes back from a quickly aborted road trip, he drives his car into an abandoned commercial garage, with pillars shedding tiles, gray lumps of detritus piled up, grimy windows letting in dim light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Analysts say that the oil market’s fate depends on how quickly traffic restarts.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
So much time has passed and pretty quickly after the show ended, we sort of squashed everything, but we’ve lived separately and we don’t see each other ever.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
While A.I.’s selling point is its ability to quickly take care of otherwise-time-consuming tasks, the Harvard Business Review recently found that this feature only ends up intensifying employee workload, not reducing it.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Karli was about to say something, but Mutti frowned at him quickly and put a finger to her lips.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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