quick‧ly S1 W1 / kwɪkli / 副词

1 fast :

We need to get this finished as quickly as possible.

Kids grow up so quickly these days.

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In everyday English, people usually use a 动词 such as rush , run , or hurry rather than say go quickly : She went quickly to fetch the doctor. ➔ She ran to fetch the doctor.

2 after only a very short time 同义词 soon :

I realized fairly quickly that this wasn’t going to be easy.

3 for a short time :

I’ll just quickly nip into that shop.

‘Have you talked to Vera about it yet?’ ‘Just quickly.’

THESAURUS

quickly at a high speed or without taking much time : The stream was flowing quite quickly. | They quickly became friends.

fast at a high speed – used especially when talking about how something moves : You’re driving too fast! | He ran home as fast as he could.

quick spoken quickly – used in exclamations or in comparatives : Quick! There’s a mouse!

swiftly written quickly : The government acted swiftly. | She was surprised that he agreed so swiftly.

rapidly quickly – used especially about changes, increases, improvements etc : The population is growing rapidly. | a rapidly changing world

speedily quickly and therefore efficiently : All problems were speedily dealt with.

briskly quickly and energetically : He walked briskly back along the path.

at high/great speed at a very fast speed – used especially in technical descriptions : The molecules are travelling at great speed.

at a rapid rate especially written quickly – used about changes, increases, improvements etc : Internet shopping is growing at a rapid rate.

as quick as a flash/in a flash extremely quickly : As quick as a flash, I was back in my bed and under the covers.

like lightning moving extremely quickly : Like lightning, the cat darted under the bushes.

flat out especially British English at the fastest speed possible : The car was going flat out. | He was running flat out.