efficientadjective
uk/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/us/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/B1 working or operating quickly and effectively in an organized way:
The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe.
We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly.
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- Modern-day engines are so much more efficient.
- Debbie is directly responsible for the efficient running of the office.
- Bicycles are a cheap and efficient form of transport.
- Recent medical discoveries are already pointing the way to more efficient vaccines.
- We could reduce our costs by developing a more efficient distribution network.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Efficient and effective
- a treat idiom
- be firing on all cylinders idiom
- businesslike
- do the trick idiom
- does what it says on the tin idiom
- labour-saving
- miraculous
- organized
- potency
- proactive
- punch
- smooth
- technical
- timesaving
- together
- treat
- trick
- well oiled
- well tried
- worth
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efficiently
adverb uk/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/us/ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt.li/
B2
She runs the business very efficiently.