- quickly
- adverb1)
he walked quickly
Syn:fast, swiftly, briskly, rapidly, speedily, at the speed of light, at full tilt, as fast as one's legs can carry one, at a gallop, on the double, posthaste; informal PDQ (pretty damn quick), like lightning, like greased lightning, like mad, like blazes, like the wind, lickety-split; literary apace2)you'd better leave quickly
Syn:immediately, directly, at once, now, straightaway, right away, instantly, forthwith, without delay, without further ado; soon, promptly, early, momentarily; informal like a shot, ASAP (as soon as possible), pronto, straight off3)he quickly inspected it
Syn:briefly, fleetingly, briskly; hastily, hurriedly, cursorily, perfunctorily, superficially, desultorily
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