quickly
adverb OPAL S
/ˈkwɪkli/
/ˈkwɪkli/
- fast
- She walked quickly away.
- The disease spreads quickly.
- The last few weeks have gone quickly (= the time seems to have passed quickly).
- The tool makes it possible to create websites quickly and easily.
- He worked quickly and efficiently.
- soon; after a short time
- to act/respond quickly
- The authorities moved quickly to quell the violence.
- 'Hey, I was just kidding,' he said quickly.
- He replied to my letter very quickly.
- It quickly became clear that she was dying.
- We'll repair it as quickly as possible.
- I quickly realized that this was a big mistake.
- We all quickly learned that success comes only with hard work.
- He quickly found work as a shop assistant.
- Things quickly turned ugly.
- He scored a stunning goal, quickly followed by another.
- She quickly established a reputation as a painter.
- When they saw how much money they could save, they quickly changed their minds
Which Word? quick / quickly / fastquick / quickly / fast- Quickly is the usual adverb from quick:
- I quickly realized that I was on the wrong train.
- My heart started to beat more quickly.
- Quick is sometimes used as an adverb in very informal language, especially as an exclamation:
- Come on! Quick! They’ll see us!
- My heart started to beat much quicker.
- The quicker I get you away from here, the better.
- Fast is more often used when you are talking about the speed that somebody or something moves at:
- How fast can a cheetah run?
- Can’t you drive any faster?
- You’re driving too quickly.