All quickly synonyms
quickΒ·ly
Q q adverb quickly
- rapidly β occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- speedily β characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- swiftly β moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- hurriedly β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- hastily β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- nippily β In a nippy way.
- expeditiously β In an expeditious manner.
- immediately β without lapse of time; without delay; instantly; at once: Please telephone him immediately.
- instantaneously β occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- instantly β immediately; at once.
- promptly β done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- apace β If something develops or continues apace, it is developing or continuing quickly.
- chop-chop β with haste; quickly.
- quick β done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate: a quick response.
- briskly β quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.
- flat-out β moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- fleetly β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- full tilt β at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc.
- in a flash β very quickly, in an instant
- in nothing flat β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- in short order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- lickety-split β at great speed; rapidly: to travel lickety-split.
- like a bat out of hell β very fast
- like a shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- pronto β promptly; quickly.
- swift β moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- at once β If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- suddenly β happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly: a sudden attack.
- abruptly β sudden or unexpected: an abrupt departure.
- briefly β Something that happens or is done briefly happens or is done for a very short period of time.
- cursorily β going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article.
- fleetingly β passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
- momentarily β for a moment; briefly: to pause momentarily.
- in passing β going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
- transiently β not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
interjection quickly
- right away β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- on the double β twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- come on β You say 'Come on' to someone to encourage them to do something they do not much want to do.
- faster β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- make it snappy β apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- get the lead out β Chemistry. a heavy, comparatively soft, malleable, bluish-gray metal, sometimes found in its natural state but usually combined as a sulfide, especially in galena. Symbol: Pb; atomic weight: 207.19; atomic number: 82; specific gravity: 11.34 at 20Β°C.
- hurry β to move, proceed, or act with haste (often followed by up): Hurry, or we'll be late. Hurry up, it's starting to rain.
- get a move on β to pass from one place or position to another.
- step on it β a movement made by lifting the foot and setting it down again in a new position, accompanied by a shifting of the weight of the body in the direction of the new position, as in walking, running, or dancing.
- get going β an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
adjective quickly
- ludicrously β causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.
- psychotically β Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- distractedly β having the attention diverted: She tossed several rocks to the far left and slipped past the distracted sentry.
- like mad β mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.