Quickly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwɪkli/

Origin

quick + -ly

Full definition of quickly

Adverb

1. rapidly; with speed; fast
2. Very soon
• 2011, November 3, Chris Bevan, Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham, Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
  Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards, first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.
3. If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.

Usage notes

Although the comparative and superlative one-word forms exist and are in use, the two-word forms are more common.

Related terms

• quick adjective