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quickly en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.

Meanings

  1. Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
    • Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.
    • the influence of the flutter that was connected to Adan was quickly taking a toll on my already weak body 2012, Melissa Andrea, Flutter, page 269:
  2. Very soon.
    • There are eight principles in all, but three are really important if we want to shift quickly and inclusively toward a longer-term mode of thinking and acting. 2023 February 2, Patrick Noack, “Humans are terrible at planning for the future: Here's how we can change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2023:
    • If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.
    • Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot. Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post. 2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2022:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
quicklier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
more quickly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most quickly Degree=Sup lexicographic
quickliest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

slowly

Deriveds

death-come-quickly · as quickly as possible

Relateds

drink · rush · speedy · quick · immediately

Synonyms

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

Translations (227)

da hurtigt (rapidly, fast) · dag biribbirib (rapidly, fast) · be бо́рзда (rapidly, fast) · ba тиҙ (rapidly, fast) · ta சீக்கிரம் (rapidly, fast) · th ไว (rapidly, fast) · ug تېز (rapidly, fast) · mn түргэн (rapidly, fast) · haw wikiwiki (rapidly, fast) · de rasch (rapidly, fast) · ur جھٹ پٹ (rapidly, fast) · nl spoedig (rapidly, fast) · nv haneetehee (rapidly, fast) · ml പെട്ടെന്ന് (rapidly, fast) · wa raddimint (rapidly, fast) · no fort (rapidly, fast) · nl snel (rapidly, fast) · pt rápido (rapidly, fast) · grc ταχέως (rapidly, fast) · nl gezwind (rapidly, fast) · ms segera (rapidly, fast) · bn তাড়াতাড়ি (rapidly, fast) · acw بِسُرْعَة (rapidly, fast) · oj wewiib (rapidly, fast) · yi גיך (rapidly, fast) · el-crt γλήγορα (rapidly, fast) · lo ກຸ່ນ (rapidly, fast) · fi äkkiä (rapidly, fast) · ms lekas (rapidly, fast) · shn ၽႂ်း (rapidly, fast) · es con presteza (rapidly, fast) · izh koht (rapidly, fast) · pl bystro (rapidly, fast) · my မြန်မြန် (rapidly, fast) · cmn 快速地 (rapidly, fast) · ms dengan cepat (rapidly, fast) · pt depressa (rapidly, fast) · fr rapidement (rapidly, fast) · txb ramer (rapidly, fast) · fa بهسرعت (rapidly, fast) · bg бъ́рзо (rapidly, fast) · fa جلدی (rapidly, fast) · be шы́бка (rapidly, fast) · uk ско́ро (rapidly, fast) · hu gyorsan (rapidly, fast) · es aceleradamente (rapidly, fast) · grc θοῶς (rapidly, fast) · gl rápido (rapidly, fast) · yi געשווינד (rapidly, fast) · la celeriter (rapidly, fast) · cmn 迅速地 (rapidly, fast) · cs honem (rapidly, fast) · ga go haibéil (rapidly, fast) · te త్వరగా (rapidly, fast) · ta சீக்கிரமாக (rapidly, fast) · ms chedera (rapidly, fast) · enm quykly (rapidly, fast) · zdj haraka (rapidly, fast) · vi lẹ (rapidly, fast) · nl gauw (rapidly, fast) · wa vitmint (rapidly, fast) · tg зуд (rapidly, fast) · gu જલદીથી (rapidly, fast) · zdj ha mbwiri (rapidly, fast) · kmr(rapidly, fast) · ky тез (rapidly, fast) · km ត្រឹង (rapidly, fast) · tk çalt (rapidly, fast) · be ско́ра (rapidly, fast) · arz قَوَام (rapidly, fast) · hi जल्दी से (rapidly, fast) · es céleremente (rapidly, fast) · mn ᠬᠤᠷᠳᠤᠨ (rapidly, fast) · uk пру́дко (rapidly, fast) · wa radmint (rapidly, fast) · mhr виян (rapidly, fast) · non skjótt (rapidly, fast) · gl lixeiro (rapidly, fast) · km ត្រុយ (rapidly, fast) · cs valem (rapidly, fast) · ckb بەھەڵەداوان (rapidly, fast) · th เร็ว (rapidly, fast) · id dengan cepat (rapidly, fast) · es con prontitud (rapidly, fast) · pa ਛੇਤੀ (rapidly, fast) · sk rýchlo (rapidly, fast) · bn জলদি (rapidly, fast) · uz tezda (rapidly, fast) · ps زر (rapidly, fast) · hy արագ (rapidly, fast) · rom sig (rapidly, fast) · gl rapidamente (rapidly, fast) · ar بِسُرْعَة (rapidly, fast) · ko 빨리 (rapidly, fast) · fy fluch (rapidly, fast) · fi suitsait (rapidly, fast) · ru бы́стро (rapidly, fast) · be ху́тка (rapidly, fast) · az tez (rapidly, fast) · non fljótt (rapidly, fast) · ms lajak (rapidly, fast) · es al toque (rapidly, fast) · roa-opt toste (rapidly, fast) · cmn 急速地 (rapidly, fast) · fy hurd (rapidly, fast) · az tezbazar (rapidly, fast) · izh ruttoo (rapidly, fast) · kmr lezgîn (rapidly, fast) · ka უცბად (rapidly, fast) · ca prest (rapidly, fast) · ckb بە پەلەوە (rapidly, fast) · ar عَاجِلًا (rapidly, fast) · az cəld (rapidly, fast) · zdj ha haraka (rapidly, fast) · ka ჩქარა (rapidly, fast) · pa چھیتِی (rapidly, fast) · uk бо́рзо (rapidly, fast) · es a todo ful (rapidly, fast) · kk тез (rapidly, fast) · acw بِسُرْعَة (rapidly, fast) · fi hetkessä (rapidly, fast) · it rapidamente (rapidly, fast) · lo ໄວໆ (rapidly, fast) · pl szybko (rapidly, fast) · ba шәп (rapidly, fast) · km ញាប់ (rapidly, fast) · egy A-s-V2:D54 (rapidly, fast) · nrf vite (rapidly, fast) · arz بِسُرْعَة (rapidly, fast) · fi kovaa (rapidly, fast) · as সোনকালে (rapidly, fast) · de schnell (rapidly, fast) · he מַהֵר (rapidly, fast) · es acceleradamente (rapidly, fast) · mn хурдан (rapidly, fast) · kmr bi lez (rapidly, fast) · br buan (rapidly, fast) · fo skjótt (rapidly, fast) · es en dos toques (rapidly, fast) · ia rapido (rapidly, fast) · fa بهتندی (rapidly, fast) · ur جلدی سے (rapidly, fast) · la citō (rapidly, fast) · vi nhanh (rapidly, fast) · uk ху́тко (rapidly, fast) · uz tez (rapidly, fast) · ru ско́ро (rapidly, fast) · sh bȓzo (rapidly, fast) · pl prędko (rapidly, fast) · be пру́дка (rapidly, fast) · lo ໄວ (rapidly, fast) · tg тез (rapidly, fast) · ja どんどん (rapidly, fast) · da hurtig (rapidly, fast) · is fljótt (rapidly, fast) · ca ràpidament (rapidly, fast) · fr vite (rapidly, fast) · et kiiresti (rapidly, fast) · ckb بەگورجی (rapidly, fast) · be шпа́рка (rapidly, fast) · mk брзо (rapidly, fast) · mr लवकर (rapidly, fast) · sh бр̑зо (rapidly, fast) · uk шпа́рко (rapidly, fast) · fy gau (rapidly, fast) · es velozmente (rapidly, fast) · xag 𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔼-𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔼 (rapidly, fast) · my အမြန် (rapidly, fast) · ka სწრაფად (rapidly, fast) · ps ژر (rapidly, fast) · tr tez (rapidly, fast) · ja 速く (rapidly, fast) · es deprisa (rapidly, fast) · sa आशु (rapidly, fast) · uk шви́дко (rapidly, fast) · cs rychle (rapidly, fast) · hi झटपट (rapidly, fast) · ro rapid (rapidly, fast) · fi kiireesti (rapidly, fast) · io rapide (rapidly, fast) · ca de pressa (rapidly, fast) · ro repede (rapidly, fast) · tr çabuk (rapidly, fast) · njo-jgl yakta (rapidly, fast) · swb haraka (rapidly, fast) · izh kiiree (rapidly, fast) · tt тиз (rapidly, fast) · fa سریعاً (rapidly, fast) · ur جلدی (rapidly, fast) · pdt fluks (rapidly, fast) · acw قَوَام (rapidly, fast) · or ଶୀଘ୍ର (rapidly, fast) · el γρήγορα (rapidly, fast) · grc τάχα (rapidly, fast) · sq shpejt (rapidly, fast) · eo rapide (rapidly, fast) · lv ātri (rapidly, fast) · pt rapidamente (rapidly, fast) · de geschwind (rapidly, fast) · gd gu grad (rapidly, fast) · nod ᩅᩮᩥ᩠ᨿ (rapidly, fast) · sl hítro (rapidly, fast) · vi mau (rapidly, fast) · mn ᠲᠦᠷᠭᠡᠨ (rapidly, fast) · syl ꠎꠟ꠆ꠖꠤ (rapidly, fast) · ary بالزربة (rapidly, fast) · nv hah (rapidly, fast) · ta விரைவில் (rapidly, fast) · ur فٹافٹ (rapidly, fast) · fi pikaisesti (rapidly, fast) · lt greitai (rapidly, fast) · nl vlug (rapidly, fast) · nrf rapidement (rapidly, fast) · fi kiireellä (rapidly, fast) · acw قَوَام (rapidly, fast) · wa abeydimint (rapidly, fast) · es con velocidad (rapidly, fast) · ko 어서 (rapidly, fast) · ia rapidemente (rapidly, fast) · uk би́стро (rapidly, fast) · cmn 趕快地 /赶快地 (rapidly, fast) · sa मक्षू (rapidly, fast) · fa تند (rapidly, fast) · ang hrædlīċe (rapidly, fast) · es con celeridad (rapidly, fast) · fi nopeasti (rapidly, fast) · ayl فيسع (rapidly, fast)