quickly

American

[kwik-lee] / ˈkwɪk li /

adverb

with speed; rapidly; very soon.

Commonly Confused

See quick.

Etymology

Origin of quickly

First recorded before 1000; quick, -ly

Example Sentences

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My question was, admittedly, a bit esoteric and although I had to nudge the agent ever so slightly, I managed to get my answer pretty quickly, nonetheless.

From Salon

The chicken wing restaurant began with an idea in 2018, and with its distinctive branding, it quickly became a hit in the town.

From BBC

Moscow quickly shut off access to platforms such as Facebook and Instagram.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just last week, Anthropic introduced peak-hour throttling of its services on Claude, meaning that tokens will get consumed more quickly when demand for the service is higher.

From BBC

An X user quickly noticed the leak and spread the word.

From The Wall Street Journal

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