- 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 quickly
as in rapidly
with great speed
quickly moved to block the goal
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at full throttle
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abruptly
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pronto
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readily
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in a hurry
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like a shot
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snappily
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a mile a minute
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vigorously
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impulsively
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recklessly
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suddenly
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hell—for—leather
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rashly
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impetuously
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energetically
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leisurely
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lingeringly
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quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb
with rapid movements
«he works quickly»
Synonyms:
cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptlyAntonyms:
easy, slow, slowly, tardily -
promptly, quickly, quickadverb
with little or no delay
«the rescue squad arrived promptly»; «come here, quick!»
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rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quick, apace, promptlyAntonyms:
easy, slow, tardily, slowly -
cursorily, quicklyadverb
without taking pains
«he looked cursorily through the magazine»
Synonyms:
cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quick, apace, promptlyAntonyms:
tardily, slowly, slow, easy
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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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Rogerio Rosso:
Next week we will start producing the vaccine. Our plan is to very quickly reach 8 million doses per month.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 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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