efficiently
- adverb
- /ɪˈfɪʃəntli/
- But a person free of financial responsibility can perform much more efficiently.
- more efficiently
- efficiently and effectively
- use efficiently
You're able to use the engine more efficiently to go faster.
- You're able to use the engine more efficiently to go faster.
- This made it impossible to efficiently harvest wheat.
- Because how spacious and efficiently designed they are.
- This is about getting things done, finished quickly, efficiently, you know, multiple screens.
- I found that the key to doing this efficiently is having a good Internet browser.
- These new technologies use those resources way more efficiently than the old folks.
- They defend themselves from viruses very efficiently using RNA.
- Then you can spend your time pretty efficiently.
Examples
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I found that the key to doing this efficiently is having a good Internet browser.
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These new technologies use those resources way more efficiently than the old folks.
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We act efficiently and perhaps we'll reduce the amount of damage.
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And so I figured out how to work more efficiently, got a lot more sales.
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So it's important everyone knows how to use them efficiently and safely.
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The whole system operates very efficiently in response to customer demand and a changing environment.
Academic text (1999) -
Energy can be stored for later use more efficiently as heat than as electricity.
Academic text (1990) -
The industry must then develop new technologies and practices to comply efficiently with the regulations.
Academic text (1999) -
Active participation, like playing a video game, changes attitudes and behavior more efficiently than passively watching TV.
Academic text (2011) -
By organizing our tasks, we can complete them more efficiently and save time.
Synonyms
In a way that gets the result you want
To use money and resources carefully to avoid waste
In a quick and efficient way
In a way that gets a lot done and gives good results
In the best way to get the best result
Antonyms
How Efficient
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Efficiently comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and facere 'to make', and it is related to words like effect and effective, which are about making a result. So, to do something efficiently is to get the result with little waste of time or effort.