quickly

adverb
/ˈkwɪkli/

rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.

Example

“Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.”

Synonyms

rapidly
chop-chop

Related words

as quickly as possible
death-come-quickly

Example sentences

“Cookie never warms up to anyone this quickly.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The illness spread quickly, overwhelming the hospitals.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“The ice is quickly melting.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "cwiculīċe".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “quickly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.