as in rapidly
with great speed
quickly moved to block the goal
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quickly
Adverb
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Medical staff responded immediately, administering fluids and swiftly transferring him to our Doral clinic for more extensive care.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025 -
Building flexible, scalable infrastructure capable of swiftly handling both small-scale and enterprise-level messaging campaigns.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
Adverb
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Hospital costs are also growing twice as fast as the median household’s income.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Technological innovation means marble is mined faster and more intensively with fewer workers.—
Meara Sharma,
The Dial,
22 July 2025
Adverb
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Bregman skipped a rehab assignment to return quicker as the team enters an important stretch in the schedule against a slew of winning teams, including Tampa Bay, which began the day just ahead of Boston in the division standings.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Basically, the Earth is going to rotate quicker than usual.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
Adverb
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Despite the malfunction, the seasoned performer kept her composure and soon continued to sing to her fans.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
19 July 2025
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Water depth - The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 July 2025
Adverb
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The act aims to safeguard providers' First Amendment rights and requires state agencies to promptly notify them of any complaints that could affect their licensure.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 July 2025
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Follow evacuation orders: If local authorities issue an evacuation order, heed it promptly.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
Adverb
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The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Then my boyfriend immediately called an ambulance, the police, everything.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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“Quickly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quickly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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