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quickly - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'quickly' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Quickly [ adv.]
- Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.

Meaning of 'quickly' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . quickly [ r]
Meaning (1):
- with little or no delay
Example in sentence:
  • come here, quick!;
  • the rescue squad arrived promptly
Meaning (2):
- without taking pains
Example in sentence:
  • he looked cursorily through the magazine
Meaning (3):
- with speed
Example in sentence:
  • he works quickly;
  • John got ready in short order