What is the synonym of 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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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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  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

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  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. Bridget Wiedenmeyer:

    At school, she can’t administer her own medication, but she can use her pulse oximeter in class. And if her blood oxygen drops, then her teacher can call me. It can happen so quickly.

  2. Jeremy Douglas:

    Migrant smugglers operate in highly flexible networks and quickly adapt to changing circumstances, such as redirecting routes in response to increased border controls, in addition, the production and use of fraudulent documents are widespread.

  3. Melania Trump:

    I’m glad I’m here and I’m looking forward to seeing and meeting children, but first of all let me begin to recognize each of Stephanie Grisham and thanking Stephanie Grisham for all that Stephanie Grisham do, for Stephanie Grisham heroic work that Stephanie Grisham do every day and what Stephanie Grisham do for those children, i’d also like to ask you how I can help these children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible.

  4. Claire Hopkins:

    Data from other viral illnesses and some of the new data we are gathering, suggest the vast majority of people will get better but for some, recovery will be slow, for people who recover more quickly it is likely the virus has only affected the cells lining their nose.

  5. Deputy Communications Director Bridget Munger:

    We are processing the information as quickly as we can as it is coming in.


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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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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Collins

     
abruptly, apace, at a rate of knots     (informal)   at or on the double, at speed, briskly, expeditiously, fast, hastily, hell for leather     (informal)   hotfoot, hurriedly, immediately, instantly, like greased lightning     (informal)   like lightning, like nobody’s business     (informal)   like the clappers     (Brit. informal)   pdq     (slang)   posthaste, promptly, pronto     (informal)   quick, rapidly, soon, speedily, swiftly, with all speed  
  
Antonyms     
   carefully, eventually, slowly, sluggishly, unhurriedly  

English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus  

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quick

     ( quicker    comparative)   ( quickest    superlative  )

1       adj   Someone or something that is quick moves or does things with great speed.,   (Antonym: slow)
  
You’ll have to be quick. The flight leaves in about three hours…, I think I’m a reasonably quick learner…     

   quickly             adv   ADV with v     (Antonym: slowly)
  
Cussane worked quickly and methodically…     

  quickness      n-uncount  
…the natural quickness of his mind.     

2       adv   Quicker is sometimes used to mean `at a greater speed’, and quickest to mean `at the greatest speed’. Quick is sometimes used to mean `with great speed’. Some people consider this to be non-standard.  
INFORMAL   ADV after v  
Warm the sugar slightly first to make it dissolve quicker…     

3       adj   Something that is quick takes or lasts only a short time.  
He took one last quick look about the room…, Although this recipe looks long, it is actually very quick to prepare…     

   quickly             adv   ADV with v  
You can become fitter quite quickly and easily.     

4       adj   Quick means happening without delay or with very little delay.  
usu ADJ n  
(=speedy)  

These investors feel the need to make quick profits.     

   quickly             adv   ADV with v  
It quickly became the most popular men’s fragrance in the world…     

5       adv   Quick is sometimes used to mean `with very little delay’.  
INFORMAL   ADV after v  
I got away as quick as I could…     

6       adj   If you are quickto do something, you do not hesitate to do it.  
v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf  
Mark says the ideas are Katie’s own, and is quick to praise her talent…     

7       adj   If someone has a quick temper, they are easily made angry.  
ADJ n  

8    If something cuts you to the quick, it makes you feel very upset.  
LITERARY  

cut sb to the quick      phrase   V inflects  
I once heard her weeping in her bedroom, which cut me to the quick.     

9   
  
  quick as a flash  

  
  flash  

  
  quick off the mark  

  
  mark  

  
  quick on the uptake  

  
  uptake  

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