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单词 speedily
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Definition of speedily in English:

speedily

adverb ˈspiːdɪliˈspidəli
  • Quickly or promptly.

    your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To be fully effective, these drugs need to be given as speedily as possible to heart attack victims.
    • Aid workers said law-and-order must be speedily restored to avert a humanitarian disaster.
    • Persistent young offenders were dealt with speedily, and victims were treated with proper consideration and given good support.
    • I will press for the investigation to be conducted speedily.
    • On the positive side the airport is developing speedily and we are well positioned as a gateway area.
    Synonyms
    rapidly, swiftly, quickly, fast, post-haste, at (full) speed, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop
    promptly, immediately, briskly
    hastily, hurriedly, precipitately
    informal p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), double quick, at a lick, hell for leather, pronto, at the double, a mile a minute, like the wind, like a bomb, at warp speed, like a bat out of hell, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, like nobody's business, like (greased) lightning, like a madman/madwoman
    British informal like the clappers, at a rate of knots, like billy-o
    North American informal lickety-split
    literary apace
 
 

Definition of speedily in US English:

speedily

adverbˈspēdəlēˈspidəli
  • Quickly or promptly.

    your claim will be dealt with as speedily as possible
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Aid workers said law-and-order must be speedily restored to avert a humanitarian disaster.
    • Persistent young offenders were dealt with speedily, and victims were treated with proper consideration and given good support.
    • I will press for the investigation to be conducted speedily.
    • On the positive side the airport is developing speedily and we are well positioned as a gateway area.
    • To be fully effective, these drugs need to be given as speedily as possible to heart attack victims.
    Synonyms
    rapidly, swiftly, quickly, fast, post-haste, 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
 
 
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