Synonyms for QUICKLY
ˈkwɪk liquick·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 9 votes

1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb

   with rapid movements

   "he works quickly"

   Synonyms:
   cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quickly, quick, apace, promptly

   Antonyms:
   easy, slow, slowly, tardily

2. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

   with little or no delay

   "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

   Synonyms:
   rapidly, pronto, chop-chop, speedily, cursorily, readily, right away, quickly, quick, apace, promptly

   Antonyms:
   easy, slow, tardily, slowly

3. cursorily, quicklyadverb

   without taking pains

   "he looked cursorily through the magazine"

   Synonyms:
   cursorily, rapidly, chop-chop, speedily, quickly, quick, apace, promptly

   Antonyms:
   tardily, slowly, slow, easy

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suddenlyadverb

   i suddenly realised what was happening...

   Submitted by elsieportman on June 9, 2023  

2. whizzed

   the baseball (whizzed) through the air. baseball moved (quickly) through the air

   Submitted by rinat on August 19, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 3 votes

1. quicklyadjective

   Synonyms:
   speedily, swiftly, rapidly, soon, quick, immediately, with haste, with celerity, without delay, post-haste

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "quickly":

   rapidly, swiftly, fast, soon, promptly, speedily, quick, expeditiously, rapid, hurry, urgently, briefly, early, prompt, timely, swift, readily, shortly, faster, speedy, sooner, immediately

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1. Brett Falkoff:

   Bryson has always been an innovator. Having the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of something unique has always been intriguing to him, professional golf as we know it is changing and it’s happening quickly.

2. Andy Tatem:

   One of the studys co-authors, Andy Tatem, said the window to respond to COVID-19 is narrow, highlighting the need to act quickly. We have a narrow window of opportunity globally to respond to this disease and given effective drugs and vaccines are not expected for months, we need to be smart about how we target it using non-drug-related interventions, our findings significantly contribute to an improved understanding of how best to implement measures and tailor them to conditions in different regions of the world.

3. Salil Shetty:

   This is a historic day for Amnesty International, it was not a decision that was reached easily or quickly and we thank all our members from around the world, as well as all the many groups we consulted, for their important contribution to this debate.

4. Akbar Al Baker:

   It is feasible because, first and foremost, we have good state-of-the-art facilities. They process people very quickly. We have also brought in massive transportation facilities including the metro.

5. Italian Proverb:

   He who knows little quickly tells it.