swimmingly

[swim-ing-lee]

adverb

1. without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly.

   She passed the exam swimmingly.

swimmingly

/ ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ /

adverb

1. successfully, effortlessly, or well (esp in the phrase go swimmingly )

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimmingly¹

1615–25; swimming (in sense “progressing smoothly”) + -ly

Example Sentences

It’s all been going relatively swimmingly for him, who simply sticks to his ways.

From Los Angeles Times

The president donned a tux to tell the GOP bigwigs his reciprocal tariff plan was going swimmingly.

From Salon

Halle and DDG‘s relationship was going swimmingly — then the rapper dropped “Famous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Everything seemed to be going swimmingly for United after arguably their most accomplished 25 minutes of the season at the start of Wednesday's game.

From BBC

"I guess they assume from social media that everything is always going swimmingly," muses Gareth.

From BBC