swiftly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈswɪftli/
- The overthrow of the Taliban in 2001 was carried out swiftly with minimal U.S. casualties and low costs.
- move swiftly
- act swiftly
- come swiftly
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Watch on YouTubeThere comes a Sparrow and swiftly flies through the house.
- There comes a Sparrow and swiftly flies through the house.
- Like deal with it directly and swiftly and honestly.
- She'd walk as swiftly as she could over there and sat down.
- Moving on from the farm switch swiftly switching things up.
- As you saw, I quickly and swiftly sent the little tiny female back.
- OK, should we like should we swiftly move on ready.
- Speaking of hands, will swiftly move on to hand cream.
Examples
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So I decided swiftly to fly it back.
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Like deal with it directly and swiftly and honestly.
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Don, thank you for calling me back so swiftly.
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Good news, though, Switzerland's central bank has swiftly entered the scene.
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The combined forces of demographics, social changes, and advancing technology create a swiftly changing society.
Academic text (1996) -
Meanwhile, the federal government moved swiftly to implement the terms of the New Echota treaty.
Academic text (2011) -
With new troops and resources, Admiral Apraxin was able to swiftly advance into southern Finland.
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Adversaries are dealt with swiftly, and the damage caused to one's career or reputation usually cannot be repaired.
Academic text (2012) -
The cheetah chased its prey swiftly across the grasslands.
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She completed the project swiftly and moved on to the next task.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
∞
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
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1.0
Without any delay
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
137
2.3
Without trouble or delay
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
43
3.5
In a quick, careless way
32
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
24
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
19
2.8
Quickly and without careful thought
19
3.5
Quickly and with a lot of energy to get things done
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
15
3.2
Acting quickly with little care
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7.3
In a quick and efficient way
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
4
7.4
As quickly as possible
4
4.1
Very fast, without delay
2
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
2
3.2
Moving or working much faster than usual
2
6.6
Immediately without any delay
1
6.5
Soon, without much delay
1
6.0
Moving at a fairly fast speed
1
7.2
In a very short time
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
8.0
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
1
7.9
To do something quickly and smoothly
1
8.8
Very fast without waiting
1
5.1
To happen or be done very quickly
1
7.9
In a very short time
Very quickly and in a hurry
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word swiftly comes from the adjective swift, which means 'quick' and is also the name of a very fast bird called the swift. So swiftly means 'in a quick, smooth way'.