quickly

[kwik-lee] /ˈkwɪk li/

adverb

with speed; rapidly; very soon.

Origin

before 1000; Middle English quikly. See quick, -ly

Can be confused

quick, quickly (see usage note at quick)

Usage note

Examples from the web for quickly

When you go to a fast-food restaurant, you expect to get your fries quickly.
Instead, the length of some courses will be based on how quickly students can master the subject, he said.
The new findings could boost hopes for species whose habitats are quickly changing due to climate change, experts say.
The researchers contend that the adult brain is thus more changeable more quickly than anyone thought.
Hunt suspected that humans alone could not destroy the forests this quickly.
Boned thighs soak up a coconut marinade and cook quickly on the grill.
In exchange, she said, universities need to push students to do better to earn their degrees more quickly.
There is also the question of how quickly such a link could be built.
Without trees to fill these roles, many former forest lands can quickly become barren deserts.
If you're trying to convince your boss to let you telecommute, you quickly run into a data problem.

Word Origin and History for quickly

adv.

late Old English cwiculice "vigorously, keenly;" see quick (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "rapidly, in a short space of time" is from c.1200.