quickly
/'kwikli/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- At a fast speed; with rapidity: "quickly" describes an action performed with speed or in a short amount of time.
- Without delay; promptly: "quickly" also means doing something immediately or with little time lost.
Usage
- Position in a sentence: "Quickly" is typically placed after the verb it modifies or at the end of a clause. It can sometimes be placed before the verb for emphasis.
- She ran quickly to catch the bus.
- Quickly, he finished his homework.
- Common contexts: Used to describe physical actions, mental processes, or the passage of time.
Examples
- Modifying an action:
- The chef chopped the vegetables quickly.
- Please respond to the email quickly.
- Describing a change or process:
- The weather changed quickly from sunny to stormy.
- He quickly understood the complex problem.
Advanced Usage
- "as quickly as possible": at the fastest achievable speed or in the shortest possible time.
- Please complete the task as quickly as possible.
- "more/less quickly": used for comparative forms.
- This computer processes data more quickly than the old one.
Variants and Related Words
- Quick (adj): done with speed; taking a short time.
- She gave a quick answer.
- Quickness (n): the quality of being fast or rapid.
- The quickness of his reaction saved the day.
Synonyms
- Rapidly: at great speed.
- Swiftly: with great speed; promptly.
- Promptly: with little or no delay; immediately.
- Speedily: in a fast or rapid manner.
Antonyms
- Slowly: at a low speed; not quickly.
- Gradually: in a slow, step-by-step manner.
Related Phrases
- Think on your feet / Think quickly: to react or make decisions rapidly.
- A good detective must be able to think quickly.
- Quickly come, quickly go: (idiomatic) something acquired easily is often lost just as easily.
- He won a fortune but spent it all; quickly come, quickly go.
Adverb
- without taking pains
- he looked cursorily through the magazine
- with little or no delay
- the rescue squad arrived promptly
- come here, quick!
- with rapid movements
- he works quickly