单词 | quickly |
释义 | Chinese translation of 'quickly'quickly (ˈkwɪklɪ) adv
1 (adverb) She turned and ran quickly up the stairs to the flat above. Synonyms swiftly Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn. rapidly He was moving rapidly around the room. hurriedly speedily fast She drives terrifically fast. quick I got away as quick as I could. hastily I said goodnight hastily. briskly at high speed apace (literary) Summer gallops on apace. at full speed hell for leather (informal) The first horse often goes hell for leather. like lightning at the speed of light at full tilt hotfoot She arrived hotfoot from the office. at a rate of knots (informal) like the clappers (British, informal) pdq (slang) like nobody's business (informal) with all speed posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. lickety-split (US, informal) like greased lightning (informal) at or on the double latstick (South Africa, slang) Opposites slowly , eventually , carefully , sluggishly , unhurriedly 2 (adverb) You can become fitter quickly and easily. Synonyms soon speedily This review is being conducted as speedily as possible. as soon as possible momentarily (US) instantaneously Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact. pronto (informal) a.s.a.p. (informal) 3 (adverb) The meeting quickly adjourned. Synonyms immediately She answered his message immediately. instantly Allergic reactions can be treated instantly with antihistamines. at once I must go at once. directly Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television. promptly She lay down and promptly fell asleep. abruptly without delay expeditiously 4 (adverb) I quickly looked at her papers while she was out of the room. Synonyms briefly He smiled briefly. hastily hurriedly students hurriedly taking notes superficially fleetingly in haste perfunctorily briskly A trader said gold was selling briskly on the local market. desultorily cursorily Additional synonymsin the sense of apace Definition quickly Summer gallops on apace. Synonyms quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, without delay, at full speed, expeditiously, posthaste, with dispatch in the sense of at once Definition immediately I must go at once. Synonyms immediately, now, right now, straight away, directly, promptly, instantly, right away, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith, this (very) minute, pronto (informal), this instant, straightway (archaic), posthaste, tout de suite in the sense of briskly A trader said gold was selling briskly on the local market. Synonyms rapidly, quickly, apace (literary), pdq (slang) Nearby words of |
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