A swallow flies very swiftly.
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Swiftly
/ˈswɪftli/
Synonyms for "swiftly" (141 found)
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Closest matches (29)
abruptlyagilelyamainapaceat flank speedat onceawaybrieflybrisklyby forced marchescursorilydecisivelydirectlydouble quickdouble-quickexpeditiouslyfastfeverishlyflatflat out
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Noun(2 words)
course rapidlyfast rotating
Adverb(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
drive the rotor faster
Strong matches (42)
fleetinglyflickeringlyflittinglyfor a momentforthwithfull tiltfuriouslyhandhand over fisthand over handhastilyhell benthell for leatherhell-benthell-bent for electionhelter skelterhelter-skelterhotfoothurriedlyhurry scurry
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hurry-scurryimmediatelyin a flashin a jiffyin a tricein an instantin double timein double-quick timein highin high gearin no timein passingin seven-league bootsinstanterinstantlyleaplickety splitlickety-cutlickety-splitlike a shot
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
high output speed
Related words (70)
like greased lightningmomentarilynimblyon the doubleon the instanton the runon the spotpdqpell mellpell-mellpostposthasteprecipitatelypretty damned quickpromptlyprontoquickquicklyrapidlyreadily
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rightright awayright offshortlyshotslapdashsmartlysnappilysoonspeedilysprylystraightawaystraightwaysubitosuddenlysummarilysuperficiallyswifttimetransientlytrippinglyunder forced draftunexpectedlywhip and spurwith a rushwith all hastewith all speedwith dispatchwith giant strideswith hastewith rapid strideswith speedwithout delaywithout further delay
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(6 words)
most rapidprocess efficientlyrapidly changingreproduce quicklyrevolutionarily rapidspraying quickly
Verb(1 words)
speed up data collection
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Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Time goes very swiftly.
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Were a serious crisis to arise, the government would have to act swiftly.
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His fingers ran swiftly over the keys.
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