swiftly
In a flash
Swiftly means quickly or with speed: She swiftly crossed the room.
The word often carries a sense of smooth, efficient motion rather than mere rapidity—something done swiftly happens both fast and without hesitation or wasted effort: The company swiftly responded to the crisis.
At high speed
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- speedilyIn a rapid manner
- rapidlyAt high velocity
- expeditiouslyWith speed and efficiency
efficiently · nimbly · agilely · deftly · dexterously · lightly · smoothly · fluidly
In a rushed manner
- precipitatelyWith reckless speed
- abruptlyWithout gradual transition
- suddenlyWithout prior indication
- instantlyWithout any pause
immediately · rashly · impulsively · impetuously · headlong · pell-mell · posthaste · urgently
In few words
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- transientlyFor a short time
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
- passingMoving by or temporary
fleeting · temporarily · shortly · instantaneously · quickly · rapid · cursorily · glancingly
quickly
At high speed
expeditiously · efficiently · nimbly · agilely · deftly · dexterously · lightly · smoothly · fluidly · gracefully
hurriedly
In a rushed manner
- precipitatelyWith reckless speed
- abruptlyWithout gradual transition
- suddenlyWithout prior indication
instantly · immediately · rashly · impulsively · impetuously · headlong · pell-mell · posthaste · urgently · frantically
briefly
In few words
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- transientlyFor a short time
- ephemerallyIn a short-lived manner
passing · fleeting · temporarily · shortly · instantaneously · quickly · rapid · cursorily · glancingly · hastening
- speed adverbsquickly, fast, rapidly, speedily, briskly
- urgencyurgent, urgently, emergency, ASAP, stat
- futureforthcoming, upcoming, coming, impending, imminent
- adverbs of direction/mannerforward, backward, sideways, upward, downward
- adverbs of easeeasily, smoothly, effortlessly, naturally, seamlessly
- suddennesssudden, suddenly, abrupt, abruptly, instant
swiftlyleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurriedly · belatedly · tardily · deliberately · gradually
- Taylor Swift
- swift justiceRapid legal punishment
- swift boatFast military riverboat
- swift responseFast reaction to stimulus
- Jonathan SwiftDublin's savage satirist
- swift runnerFast-moving racer