swiftly

[ swift-lee ]

/ ˈswɪft li /

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adverb

with great speed or velocity:Catching a reflection in my mask lens, I swiftly turned around to see an 18-foot great white shark just yards away, looking straight at me!

without delay; promptly; quickly: Behavior issues will be dealt with swiftly and decisively.

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Origin of swiftly

swift + -ly

Words nearby swiftly

swift-footed, swift fox, swiftie, Swift, Jonathan, swiftlet, swiftly, swift moth, Swift's disease, swig, swiler, swill

How to use swiftly in a sentence

By the time the 200th episode, “Fan Fiction,” aired in 2014, the show had come around swiftly to a full embrace of its fandom as being full of geeky, passionate women.
Supernatural’s bonkers series finale marked the end of an era of fandom|Aja Romano|November 20, 2020|Vox
Hallucinogenic mushrooms’ key ingredient, psilocybin, can swiftly and dramatically ease depression in the right therapeutic setting, a small study suggests.
Psilocybin may help treat depression, a small study finds|Laura Sanders|November 17, 2020|Science News
The trial-and-error approach also means that some products get swiftly pulled off shelves again if they flop.
This snack food giant wants to wean us off our lockdown cravings|Bernhard Warner|November 7, 2020|Fortune
Quiet, declarative, it suggests we’re about to skim swaths of time and space smoothly as an airborne drone, dropping swiftly and steeply into lives we already sense we’ll want to know.
Reading Nicole Krauss’s ‘To Be a Man’ feels like talking all night with a brilliant friend|Joan Frank|November 5, 2020|Washington Post

For example, election officials might not have a voter’s current phone number or email address to swiftly contact them if their ballot is rejected.
9 questions about 2020’s record-breaking early vote, answered|Rani Molla|October 30, 2020|Vox
Every once in a while, they act swiftly and acknowledge the problem.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We will not be able to win it back any more easily or swiftly that Roy Hobbs.
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What had been intended as an on-the-record interview swiftly went off.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists|P. J. O’Rourke|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Republicans took control of the state legislature and swiftly eliminated the cap on charter schools.
At This Creepy Libertarian Charter School, Kids Must Swear ‘to Be Obedient to Those in Authority’|ProPublica|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Corrective action was taken to address this issue swiftly.
Oil Tankers Leaking into Seattle’s Water|Bill Conroy|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
“Yes; that would be indispensible,” said the baron, whose eyes were sweeping the room from corner to corner, fiercely and swiftly.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The kites soared, and the boats rushed swiftly over the calm and glittering sea.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
They had reached the river now, and took a seat where they could look out over its swiftly moving waters.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
But her attention was all absorbed by the swiftly executed act by which Garnache had gained at least a temporary advantage.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini