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Definition of quickly in English:

quickly

adverb ˈkwɪkliˈkwɪkli
  • 1At a fast speed; rapidly.

    Reg's illness progressed frighteningly quickly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People prone to severe allergic reactions need to carry an adrenaline injector pen that can help reverse the symptoms quickly.
    • Rotterdam was eminently forgettable and we passed through it quickly.
    • His father, Sati, quickly wipes his face with a damp cloth.
    • He still drives for me occasionally and maintains some bushes and plants but he tires quickly.
    • The point is how quickly profound changes come upon us.
    • Finding new ways to reach good decisions quickly is the key to making the selling of protection contracts once more universally attractive to mortgage advisers.
    • And we are going to need to get it back in order as quickly as possible.
    • However, liability - a not-insignificant fear for automakers - may be one reason costs aren't dropping as quickly as they might.
    • The goldfields rebellion did not last very long and government forces quickly overran the Eureka stockade.
    • Using the flashlight, I'm able to find them pretty quickly.
    • In contrast, the flexible protein structures in a bobtail squid's platelets can quickly change configuration.
    • But McClellan did not move quickly enough and within twenty-four hours, Lee learned of his danger and pulled his troops to Sharpsburg.
    • The engine heat quickly dried them out.
    • Officials said the fire was caused by an air conditioner short-circuit that ignited bedding and curtains and spread quickly through the prison.
    • In order to defy revolutionaries it is a vital necessity to restore normality as quickly as possible.
    • I never expected it to get so dark so early so quickly.
    • He said at one point two police horses began to move quickly through the crowd, police on foot running behind them.
    • The young are born with soft spines that quickly harden.
    • But he has, by all accounts, made up ground quickly.
    • Thanks to the sincere efforts of her family I quickly recovered my health.
    Synonyms
    fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, at high speed, with all speed, at (full) speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, briskly, at the double, post-haste, with all possible haste, like a whirlwind, like an arrow from a bow, at breakneck speed, expeditiously, madly, hotfoot, with dispatch
    informal double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), nippily, like (greased) lightning, hell for leather, at warp speed, like mad, like crazy, like blazes, like the wind, like a bomb, like nobody's business, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, a mile a minute, like a bat out of hell, like a bullet out of a gun
    British informal like the clappers, at a rate of knots, like billy-o
    North American informal lickety-split
    literary apace
    immediately, directly, at once, now, straight away, right away, instantly, forthwith, as soon as possible, shortly, without delay, without further/more ado, instantaneously, expeditiously, suddenly, abruptly
    soon, soon after, promptly, early
    North American momentarily
    informal like a shot, a.s.a.p. (as soon as possible), pronto, before you can say Jack Robinson, before the ink is dry on the page, before you can say knife, straight off
    archaic straight, instanter
    briefly, fleetingly, briskly
    hastily, in haste, precipitately, hurriedly, in a hurry, cursorily, perfunctorily, superficially, desultorily
    1. 1.1 With little or no delay; promptly.
      we moved quickly to deal with our auditor's questions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But once on dry land, it was quickly back on course.
      • The American family quickly learns that Yoko is in some sort of conflict with her parents, especially her stern father.
      • The trail quickly led to Marshal South, the mountain's most famous human resident.
      • They have established a ' helpdesk ' facility to ensure businesses get advice and support quickly and easily.
      • They were the first to introduce a 24-hour helpline - a move other providers quickly copied.
      • Darcy got up quickly swearing softly beneath his breath.
      • The biggest concern from licensees was getting phones to market quickly.
      • Many entrepreneurs in cyberspace are quickly re-learning Newton's law of gravity.
      • There is also the question of whether the former home secretary, David Blunkett, returns quickly.
      • Having come to such a conclusion she quickly told herself that she had no interest in Edmund Darcy romantically whatsoever.
      • So I hugged Lisa and headed quickly to work.
      • Jake offers him a hundred francs, which Harvey quickly accepts.
      • At the same time, the boy was enrolled at the musical school run by Antonio Salieri, where he quickly caught the attention of the famous composer.
      • The microphone was then quickly passed to a delegate from Venezuela.
      • Of course, anyone organising such a lobby or leaflet needs to consult quickly with the best informed militants in the union.
      • The married father-of-four quickly alerted the bus driver, who was unaware Gloria was being crushed.
      • Shayne, disconcerted by the sudden invitation, answered quickly, "That would take a bit of negotiation with my husband."
      • Key to future success will be the degree to which organizations respond quickly to change.
      • Anybody thinking of taking out serious illness insurance needs to act quickly.
      • Fighting my way through the festival-goers, I quickly realise that I am the least made-up man around.
 
 

Definition of quickly in US English:

quickly

adverbˈkwiklēˈkwɪkli
  • 1At a fast speed; rapidly.

    Reg's illness progressed frighteningly quickly
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In contrast, the flexible protein structures in a bobtail squid's platelets can quickly change configuration.
    • People prone to severe allergic reactions need to carry an adrenaline injector pen that can help reverse the symptoms quickly.
    • I never expected it to get so dark so early so quickly.
    • He still drives for me occasionally and maintains some bushes and plants but he tires quickly.
    • In order to defy revolutionaries it is a vital necessity to restore normality as quickly as possible.
    • Finding new ways to reach good decisions quickly is the key to making the selling of protection contracts once more universally attractive to mortgage advisers.
    • He said at one point two police horses began to move quickly through the crowd, police on foot running behind them.
    • But he has, by all accounts, made up ground quickly.
    • Using the flashlight, I'm able to find them pretty quickly.
    • However, liability - a not-insignificant fear for automakers - may be one reason costs aren't dropping as quickly as they might.
    • Rotterdam was eminently forgettable and we passed through it quickly.
    • Officials said the fire was caused by an air conditioner short-circuit that ignited bedding and curtains and spread quickly through the prison.
    • The goldfields rebellion did not last very long and government forces quickly overran the Eureka stockade.
    • But McClellan did not move quickly enough and within twenty-four hours, Lee learned of his danger and pulled his troops to Sharpsburg.
    • The young are born with soft spines that quickly harden.
    • And we are going to need to get it back in order as quickly as possible.
    • Thanks to the sincere efforts of her family I quickly recovered my health.
    • The point is how quickly profound changes come upon us.
    • The engine heat quickly dried them out.
    • His father, Sati, quickly wipes his face with a damp cloth.
    Synonyms
    fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, at high speed, with all speed, at speed, at full speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, briskly, at the double, post-haste, with all possible haste, like a whirlwind, like an arrow from a bow, at breakneck speed, expeditiously, madly, hotfoot, with dispatch
    immediately, directly, at once, now, straight away, right away, instantly, forthwith, as soon as possible, shortly, without delay, without further ado, without more ado, instantaneously, expeditiously, suddenly, abruptly
    briefly, fleetingly, briskly
    1. 1.1 With little or no delay; promptly.
      we moved quickly to deal with our auditor's questions
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The microphone was then quickly passed to a delegate from Venezuela.
      • The biggest concern from licensees was getting phones to market quickly.
      • Key to future success will be the degree to which organizations respond quickly to change.
      • So I hugged Lisa and headed quickly to work.
      • Jake offers him a hundred francs, which Harvey quickly accepts.
      • Having come to such a conclusion she quickly told herself that she had no interest in Edmund Darcy romantically whatsoever.
      • Anybody thinking of taking out serious illness insurance needs to act quickly.
      • Of course, anyone organising such a lobby or leaflet needs to consult quickly with the best informed militants in the union.
      • Darcy got up quickly swearing softly beneath his breath.
      • The married father-of-four quickly alerted the bus driver, who was unaware Gloria was being crushed.
      • Fighting my way through the festival-goers, I quickly realise that I am the least made-up man around.
      • But once on dry land, it was quickly back on course.
      • They were the first to introduce a 24-hour helpline - a move other providers quickly copied.
      • The trail quickly led to Marshal South, the mountain's most famous human resident.
      • The American family quickly learns that Yoko is in some sort of conflict with her parents, especially her stern father.
      • At the same time, the boy was enrolled at the musical school run by Antonio Salieri, where he quickly caught the attention of the famous composer.
      • Shayne, disconcerted by the sudden invitation, answered quickly, "That would take a bit of negotiation with my husband."
      • There is also the question of whether the former home secretary, David Blunkett, returns quickly.
      • Many entrepreneurs in cyberspace are quickly re-learning Newton's law of gravity.
      • They have established a ' helpdesk ' facility to ensure businesses get advice and support quickly and easily.
 
 
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