swimmingly

[ swim-ing-lee ]

adverb

1. without difficulty; with great success; effortlessly:

   She passed the exam swimmingly.

swimmingly

/ ˈswɪmɪŋlɪ /

adverb

1. successfully, effortlessly, or well (esp in the phrase go swimmingly )

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimmingly¹

1615–25; swimming (in sense “progressing smoothly”) + -ly

Example Sentences

Well, things went swimmingly from then on.

From Literature

Halle and DDG‘s relationship was going swimmingly — then the rapper dropped “Famous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Everything seemed to be going swimmingly for United after arguably their most accomplished 25 minutes of the season at the start of Wednesday's game.

From BBC

"I guess they assume from social media that everything is always going swimmingly," muses Gareth.

From BBC

For all the talk of England's backline this week, things have not always gone swimmingly in the scrum.

From BBC