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   quickly

   /ˈkwɪkli/

   adverb

   • 1. at a fast speed; rapidly: "Reg's illness progressed frighteningly quickly" Similar fastswiftlyrapidlyspeedilyat high speedwith all speedat (full) speedat the speed of lightat full tiltas fast as one's legs can carry oneat a gallopbrisklyat the doublepost-hastewith all possible hastelike a whirlwindlike an arrow from a bowat breakneck speedexpeditiouslymadlyhotfootwith dispatchinformal:double quickin double quick timep.d.q. (pretty damn quick)nippilylike (greased) lightninghell for leatherat warp speedlike madlike crazylike blazeslike the windlike a bomblike nobody's businesslike a scalded catlike the deucea mile a minutelike a bat out of helllike a bullet out of a gunlike the clappersat a rate of knotslike billy-olickety-splitliterary:apaceOpposite slowly
   • ▪ with little or no delay; promptly: "we moved quickly to deal with our auditor's questions" Similar immediatelydirectlyat oncenowstraight awayright awayinstantlyforthwithas soon as possibleshortlywithout delaywithout further/more adoinstantaneouslyexpeditiouslysuddenlyabruptlysoonsoon afterpromptlyearlymomentarilyinformal:like a shotASAP (as soon as possible)prontobefore you can say Jack Robinsonbefore the ink is dry on the pagebefore you can say knifestraight offarchaic:straightinstanter

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › quicklyQUICKLY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for QUICKLY: rapidly, swiftly, fast, quick, soon, promptly, immediately, hastily; Antonyms of QUICKLY: slowly, slow, sluggishly, deliberately, lingeringly ...

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   QUICKLY definition: 1. at a fast speed: 2. after only a very short time: 3. at a fast speed: . Learn more.

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   The meaning of QUICK is acting or capable of acting with speed. How to use quick in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Quick.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionquickly adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   quick / quickly / fast quick / quickly / fast. Quickly is the usual adverb from quick: I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train. My heart started to beat more quickly. Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation: Come on! Quick! They’ll see us! Quicker is used more often:

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quicklyQuickly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   quickly: 1 adv with little or no delay Synonyms: promptly , quick adv with rapid movements “he works quickly ” Synonyms: apace , chop-chop , rapidly , speedily Antonyms: easy , slow , slowly , tardily without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly') adv without taking pains Synonyms: cursorily

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUICKLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   QUICKLY definition: with speed; rapidly; very soon | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › quicklyQuickly - definition of quickly by The Free Dictionary

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   Define quickly. quickly synonyms, quickly pronunciation, quickly translation, English dictionary definition of quickly. adj. quick·er , quick·est 1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy: an animal that is quick enough to escape most predators.