swiftly
/ˈswɪftli
/adverb
1At high speed; quickly: she got up and walked swiftly to the door a swiftly flowing river...
- They run swiftly to their appointed errands.
- We follow a convoy of banner-covered vehicles rolling swiftly from village to village.
- She swiftly walks out.
Synonyms
rapidly, quickly, fast, speedily, briskly, at high speed, at full tilt, like the wind, like lightning, at breakneck speed, as fast as one's legs can carry one, as swift as an arrow
informal double quick, nippily, like the clappers
literary apace
1.1Without delay; after a very short time: they acted swiftly in response to the invasion the police raid was swiftly followed by a bumbling apology...
- The prosecutor's office responded swiftly.
- Everything he did was swiftly copied and adopted.
- A verdict is swiftly decreed.
Synonyms
promptly, immediately, instantly, instantaneously, without delay, post-haste, in a flash, in a trice, in the wink of an eye, in an instant, in no time (at all);
readily, punctually, meteorically;
suddenly, abruptly, unhesitatingly, hastily, hurriedly, precipitately, headlong
informal before you can say Jack Robinson, before you can say knife, like a shot, like greased lightning, at warp speed, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), lickety-split, in a jiff/jiffy, pronto, in less than no time