Better words for the word quickly

  • expeditiously
  • hastily
  • hurriedly
  • immediately
  • instantaneously
  • instantly
  • promptly
  • rapidly
  • speedily
  • swiftly
  • apace
  • chop-chop
  • quick
  • briskly
  • flat-out
  • fleetly
  • full tilt
  • in a flash
  • in haste
  • in nothing flat
  • in short order
  • lickety-split
  • like a bat out of hell
  • like a flash
  • like a shot
  • pronto
  • swift

On this page you’ll find 64 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quickly, such as: expeditiously, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, instantaneously, and instantly.

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SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985

WORDS RELATED TO QUICKLY

  • fleetingly
  • for a little while
  • hastily
  • in passing
  • momentarily
  • quickly
  • temporarily
  • transiently
  • brusquely
  • enthusiastically
  • in a lively manner
  • nimbly
  • promptly
  • quickly
  • rapidly
  • vigorously
  • ably
  • adroitly
  • agilely
  • aptly
  • cunningly
  • deftly
  • dexterously
  • expertly
  • facilely
  • glibly
  • handily
  • ingeniously
  • neatly
  • nimbly
  • proficiently
  • quickly
  • readily
  • resourcefully
  • skillfully
  • smoothly
  • anon
  • at once
  • contiguously
  • dead
  • due
  • first off
  • forthwith
  • immediately
  • in a second
  • instantaneously
  • instanter
  • instantly
  • presently
  • promptly
  • pronto
  • quickly
  • right away
  • shortly
  • speedily
  • straight off
  • straightaway
  • calmly
  • comfortably
  • competently
  • conveniently
  • coolly
  • dexterously
  • efficiently
  • effortlessly
  • evenly
  • facilely
  • fluently
  • freely
  • hand over fist
  • handily
  • hands down
  • just like that
  • lightly
  • like nothing
  • no sweat
  • nothing to it
  • piece of cake
  • plainly
  • quickly
  • readily
  • regularly
  • simply
  • smoothly
  • steadily
  • surely
  • swimmingly
  • uncomplicatedly
  • well
  • with ease
  • with no effort
  • without a hitch
  • without trouble
  • apace
  • chop-chop
  • expeditiously
  • flat-out
  • fleetly
  • full tilt
  • hastily
  • hurriedly
  • in a flash
  • in haste
  • in nothing flat
  • in short order
  • like a flash
  • like a shot
  • like greased lightning
  • like wildfire
  • posthaste
  • presto
  • promptly
  • pronto
  • quick
  • quickly
  • rapidly
  • soon
  • swift
  • swiftly

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quickly

adverb

Definition of quicklynext

as in rapidly

with great speed

quickly moved to block the goal

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  • rapidly

  • swiftly

  • quick

  • fast

  • soon

  • immediately

  • promptly

  • hastily

  • speedily

  • hot

  • briskly

  • swift

  • apace

  • like gangbusters

  • at full tilt

  • fleetly

  • like wildfire

  • presto

  • at full throttle

  • posthaste

  • abruptly

  • pronto

  • in short order

  • readily

  • by leaps and bounds

  • licketysplit

  • full tilt

  • in a hurry

  • doublequick

  • like a shot

  • snappily

  • chopchop

  • a mile a minute

  • vigorously

  • impulsively

  • recklessly

  • suddenly

  • hellforleather

  • rashly

  • impetuously

  • energetically


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slowly

  • slow

  • sluggishly

  • deliberately

  • leisurely

  • belatedly

  • ploddingly

  • tardily

  • lingeringly

  • laggardly

  • delinquently

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  • slowly

  • slow

  • sluggishly

  • deliberately

  • leisurely

  • belatedly

  • ploddingly

  • tardily

  • lingeringly

  • laggardly

  • delinquently

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  1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb

    with rapid movements

    «he works quickly»

    Synonyms:
    cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptly

    Antonyms:
    easy, slow, slowly, tardily

  2. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

    with little or no delay

    «the rescue squad arrived promptly»; «come here, quick!»

    Synonyms:
    rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quick, apace, promptly

    Antonyms:
    easy, slow, tardily, slowly

  3. cursorily, quicklyadverb

    without taking pains

    «he looked cursorily through the magazine»

    Synonyms:
    cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptly

    Antonyms:
    tardily, slowly, slow, easy

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for «quickly»:

    rapidly, swiftly, fast, soon, promptly, speedily, quick, expeditiously, rapid, hurry, urgently, briefly, early, prompt, timely, swift, readily, shortly, faster, speedy, sooner, immediately

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  1. Rogerio Rosso:

    Next week we will start producing the vaccine. Our plan is to very quickly reach 8 million doses per month.

  2. Shane Oliver:

    History will tell us that if the economic impact is limited — and I think it will be — that markets will quickly recover and go on to focus on other things.

  3. Henry Harris-Burland:

    We want delivery robots to be a common site on sidewalks around the world as quickly as possible, it’s an emerging industry.

  4. Melania Trump:

    I’m here to learn about your facility, in which I know you house children on a long-term basis, and also like to ask you how I can help these children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible.

  5. Tony Abbott:

    When you are in a firefight, all sorts of things happen, the important thing for the police in a situation like that is to take care of the terrorist as quickly as possible.


Translations for quickly

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  • بسرعة, سرعة, عاجلاًArabic
  • хуткаBelarusian
  • бързоBulgarian
  • ràpidamentCatalan, Valencian
  • valem, rychle, honemCzech
  • hurtigt, hurtigDanish
  • rasch, geschwind, schnellGerman
  • γρήγοραGreek
  • rapideEsperanto
  • rápido, rápidamenteSpanish
  • kiirestiEstonian
  • به‌سرعت, سریعا, جلدی, به‌تندی, تندPersian
  • äkkiä, nopeastiFinnish
  • rapidement, viteFrench
  • gau, fluch, hurdWestern Frisian
  • gu gradScottish Gaelic
  • מהרHebrew
  • जल्दी, झटपटHindi
  • gyorsanHungarian
  • rapidemente, rapidoInterlingua
  • dengan cepatIndonesian
  • rapideIdo
  • rapidamenteItalian
  • はやいJapanese
  • 빨리Korean
  • به‌گورجی, به‌هه‌ڵه‌داوان, به‌ په‌له‌وه‌Kurdish
  • cito, celeriterLatin
  • spoedig, snel, vlug, gezwind, gauwDutch
  • fortNorwegian
  • hahNavajo, Navaho
  • szybko, bystro, prędkoPolish
  • rapidamente, rápidoPortuguese
  • repede, rapidRomanian
  • скоро, быстроRussian
  • брзо, brzoSerbo-Croatian
  • rýchloSlovak
  • hítroSlovene
  • snabbtSwedish
  • త్వరగాTelugu
  • çabukTurkish
  • швидкоUkrainian
  • جلدی, جلدی سےUrdu
  • nhanh, mauVietnamese

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