swiftly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈswɪftli/
:
rápidamente
- 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
There 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
960
1.0
Without any delay
344
1.0
Immediately without delay
330
1.0
Right away without any delay
163
2.3
Without trouble or delay
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
98
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
50
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
49
3.5
In a quick, careless way
35
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
27
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
24
3.5
Quickly and with a lot of energy to get things done
23
3.2
Acting quickly with little care
13
3.5
Very quickly without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
9
2.8
Quickly and without careful thought
7
3.2
Without delay after something happens
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
3
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
3
7.4
As quickly as possible
1
5.1
To happen or be done very quickly
1
3.2
Moving or working much faster than usual
1
6.0
Moving at a fairly fast speed
1
2.0
Happen very fast
1
8.8
Very fast without waiting
1
8.0
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
To do something quickly and smoothly
Very fast, without delay
Immediately without any delay
In a very short time
In a very short time
Very quickly and in a hurry
Soon, without much delay
Antonyms
How Fast
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'.