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expeditiously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English expeditious Middle English -ly English -ly English expeditiously From expeditious + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an expeditious manner, quickly.
   • With those words the passenger opened the coach-door and got in; not at all assisted by his fellow-passengers, who had expeditiously secreted their watches and purses in their boots, and were now making a general pretence of being asleep. 1859, Charles Dickens, chapter II, in A Tale of Two Cities, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
   • For the convenience of Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their journey, and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously with Colonel Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival. 1811, [Jane Austen], chapter XLII, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC:

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Synonyms

like a bat out of hell · expeditiously · like a rat up a drainpipe · like shit through a goose · soon · with dispatch · fast · like a dose of salts · in two shakes · cranking · in the twinkling of an eye · quicksome · like a blue-arsed fly · quick as a flash · at the high port · balls to the wall · like the clappers · like gangbusters · flat out · apace · on the pdq · hauling ass · pronto · on the double · speedily · hurriedly · hauling · posthaste · in no time · lickety-split · in a jiffy · swiftly · in a flash · before you can say Jack Robinson · quick as a wink · hell-for-leather · full throttle · like there is no tomorrow · screaming · rapidly · hell-bent for leather · like the wind · balls-out · hastily · PDQ · toot sweet