Synonyms for quickly
ˈkwɪk liquick·ly

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

   with rapid movements

   "he works quickly"

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

   Antonyms:
   tardily, slowly, slow, easy

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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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How to use quickly in a sentence?

1. Dena Grayson:

   Not disclosing the true severity of this pandemic and not acting decisively and quickly only leads to more infections and deaths.

2. Lokman Hakim Sulaiman:

   If it is introduced by an infected Malaysian or by a visitor to Malaysia, it could spread quickly.

3. Robert Thompson:

   If you lose a main character, or someone walks out, or there is a controversy, and the fix means it is still a funny or compelling show, then most people will forget very quickly, people will completely accept it - if the show is any good.

4. Adam Smith:

   It's undeniable that we have a significant increase in asylum seekers, but that's not so much a job for the military as it is: we need more judges. We need to process them (the asylum seekers) more quickly.

5. Michael Steinman:

   We’re treating more people with medications that could potentially help them, but when people have four or five chronic conditions, medications quickly balloon to a large number.