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Definitions for quickly
ˈkwɪk liquick·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb

    with rapid movements

    "he works quickly"

  2. promptly, quickly, quickadverb

    with little or no delay

    "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"

  3. cursorily, quicklyadverb

    without taking pains

    "he looked cursorily through the magazine"

Wiktionary

  1. quicklyadverb

    rapidly; with speed; fast

  2. quicklyadverb

    Very soon

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Quicklyadverb

    Nimbly; speedily; actively.

    Etymology: from quick.

    Thou com’st to use thy tongue: thy story quickly. William Shakespeare.

    Pleasure dwells no longer upon the appetite than the necessities of nature, which are quickly and easily provided for; and then all that follows is an oppression. South.

Wikipedia

  1. Quickly

    Quickly (Chinese: 快可立; pinyin: Kuàikělì) is a tapioca milk tea franchise, with over 2000 locations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Quickly is the brand name of Kuai Ke Li Enterprise Co. Ltd., which was founded by Nancy Yang in Taiwan and started franchising. Quickly was founded in California in 1996 and started its trademark licensing program at the same time. Quickly began marketing themselves as a New Generation Asian Fusion-style cafe in the United States, as opposed to just a tapioca drink shop. Most locations offer free Wi-Fi internet access. On May 17, 2008, Quickly officially launched their new age non-fat tart frozen yogurt at the SingTao Asian Expo. The frozen yogurt became available at their key locations the following week. In March 2010, Quickly officially launched their Hong Kong style egg puff (Chinese: 雞蛋仔; pinyin: JiDanZai) which became available at all their locations in Northern California. Quickly stores in San Francisco became the center of former Supervisor Ed Jew's extortion controversy, where he solicited bribes estimated at $84,000.The corporate motto of Quickly Group USA is "Just Use It! "

ChatGPT

  1. quickly

    Quickly refers to doing something with a high rate of speed or in a short amount of time. It characterizes an action that is performed promptly, swiftly, and without delay.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quicklyadverb

    speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick

Wikidata

  1. Quickly

    Quickly is one of the largest tapioca milk tea franchises in the world, with over 2000 locations in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Quickly is the brand name of Kuai Ke Li Enterprise Co. Ltd., which was founded by Nancy Yang in Taiwan and started franchising. Quickly Corporation was founded in California and started its trademark licensing program at the same time. Quickly began marketing themselves as a New Generation Asian Fusion-style cafe in the USA, as opposed to just a tapioca drink shop. Most locations offer free Wi-Fi internet access. On May 17, 2008, Quickly officially launched their new age non-fat tart frozen yogurt at the SingTao Asian Expo. The frozen yogurt became available at their key locations the following week. In March 2010, Quickly officially launched their Hong Kong style egg puff which became available at all their locations in Northern California. Quickly stores in San Francisco became the center of former Supervisor Ed Jew's extortion controversy, where he solicited bribes estimated at $84,000.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #809

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #895

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Adverbs Frequency: #87

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of quickly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of quickly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of quickly in a Sentence

  1. Gretchen Half Whitmer:

    If you dont live in these regions...think long and hard before you take a trip into them, a small spike could put the hospital system in dire straits pretty quickly. Thats precisely why were asking everyone to continue doing their part. Dont descend on [waterfront] Traverse City from all regions of the state.

  2. Matt Gallagher:

    We're not finished yet, we can move very quickly.

  3. Wells Fargo analyst Chris Ferrara:

    A large deal would likely give Coty the opportunity to quickly exit 'tail' (poorly performing) brands and sustainably raise the company's growth profile.

  4. Ilias Maragakis:

    There were several recommendations stemming from AF447, mainly centered around the flight data recorders and, more specifically, on ensuring the ability to locate them more easily and quickly.

  5. City AttorneyAnn Davison:

    The best way to interrupt crime happening on the streets today is by quickly and efficiently moving on the cases referred to us bythe Seattle Police Department.

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