quickly
Americanadverb
Commonly Confused
See quick.
Etymology
Origin of quickly
Explanation
When you do something quickly, you do it really fast — like when you quickly eat breakfast so you won’t be late to school. The adverb quickly can describe any action that’s done at great speed. If you see a wolf running quickly, that means it’s moving rapidly and you’d better hide quickly. Quickly can also carry the sense of doing something without delay or hesitation. Sometimes quickly has a connotation of not putting much thought or effort into something, like when you quickly do your math homework.
Vocabulary lists containing quickly
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Example Sentences
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Radclyffe's firm developed technology that automates office tasks and administrative work such as form filling, with the work completed far more quickly - and cheaply - than by humans.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
If the crypto winter resumes, the Bitcoin-exposed stocks that have rising Monday might see those gains evaporate as quickly as they came.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Kohn said the SEC’s decision will hurt the ability of whistleblowers to get the word out quickly about fraud and other concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
The result, according to an Israeli colonel interviewed in a February 2023 Israeli military article about AI in combat, is a system that could find targets quickly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
I take a deep breath and type my next text quickly, before I can second-guess myself.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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