quickly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   with rapid movements

   The tailor works quickly with the shears and cloth.

2. 2
   adv

   Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.

   Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.

3. 3
   adv

   Very soon.

   If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.

4. 4
   adv

   with little or no delay

5. 5
   adv

   without taking pains

Etymology

From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.