Quickly meaning

What does “quickly” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“quickly” is an adverb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: with speed.

quickly

with speed
“he works quickly”
“John got ready in short order”
Synonymsrapidly speedily chop-chop apace in short order
Oppositesslowly
with little or no delay
“the rescue squad arrived promptly”
“come here, quick!”
Synonymspromptly quick
without taking pains
“he looked cursorily through the magazine”
Synonymscursorily

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University