SPEEDILY Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

speedily

adverb

Definition of speedily

as in quickly

with great speed he speedily finished the yard work and left to play ball

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Recent Examples of speedily The mission of a traditional ER is to speedily identify the central problem and either fix it or admit the patient to the hospital for ongoing care. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 But the Speedwell proved unseaworthy, handling neither speedily nor well. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 For more than 48 hours, Platner faced increasing pressure from fellow Democrats to withdraw speedily, facing an already-ticking clock. — Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 8 July 2026 Whereas Gérard could speedily and precisely pick up packages for inspection before moving them along, the robots moved at a slower but methodical pace. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Instead, they have been reduced to tools of conflict meant to speedily manage escalation, contain risk, limit spillover, and restore short-term stability—a version of kicking the can down the road. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 Without carbs, on the other hand, those amino acids won’t reach your muscles as speedily. — Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Apr. 2026 Kicking off its partnership with Grupo Axo last year with a glitzy party in Mexico City attended by the likes of Shakira, who has her own hair brand stocked at the retailer, Ulta Beauty has now speedily opened a total of nine stores, with more on their way. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026

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Adverb

With the interference removed, the transport molecules can quickly stick to the flexible base, while the new additive guides crystal growth and seals up flaws in the perovskite layer.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro quickly refused to concede defeat and asked for the election results to be annulled after an evening of chaos at some polling places that followed a last-minute decision to extend voting by two hours.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of quickly

Adverb

Future quantum applications The team sees potential applications in electronics that consume less power and switch states rapidly.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads rapidly among livestock and can force mass culling, movement restrictions, and trade disruptions.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of rapidly

Adverb

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other local agencies swiftly took action, arrested the caller and took him to the Palm Beach County Jail.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The memo went out like the bat signal, and Danica promptly — and swiftly — took action.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of swiftly

Adverb

Traveling faster than Mach 5 means ARRW can exceed five times the speed of sound.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the fast-ascending Kit Connor is on course to have Elden Ring and the next X-Men movie — playing Cyclops — both releasing in 2028, which could catapult him to tier 1 stardom.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of fast

Adverb

Rose soon shed their Americana trappings, publicly embraced their queerness, and revamped their musical identity.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of soon

Adverb

Seek care promptly for vaginal bleeding after menopause, unexplained sores or persistent pelvic pain, since those symptoms require evaluation rather than an assumption that GSM is responsible.

— Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2026
With this decision, one of the last important barriers to gerrymandering fell, and many state governments promptly set off on a spree of biased mapmaking, hoping to stack the deck before the big card game this November.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

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