What does quickly mean?
Definitions for quickly
ˈkwɪk liquick·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word quickly.
Princeton's WordNet
quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb
with rapid movements
"he works quickly"
promptly, quickly, quickadverb
with little or no delay
"the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!"
cursorily, quicklyadverb
without taking pains
"he looked cursorily through the magazine"
Wiktionary
quicklyadverb
rapidly; with speed; fast
quicklyadverb
Very soon
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
Quicklyadverb
speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick
Wikidata
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
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #809
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #895
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quickly' in Adverbs Frequency: #87
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quickly in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quickly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of quickly in a Sentence
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.
We're not finished yet, we can move very quickly.
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.
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.
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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- بسرعة, سرعة, عاجلاًArabic
- хуткаBelarusian
- бързоBulgarian
- ràpidamentCatalan, Valencian
- valem, rychle, honemCzech
- hurtigt, hurtigDanish
- rasch, geschwind, schnellGerman
- γρήγοραGreek
- rapideEsperanto
- rápido, rápidamenteSpanish
- kiirestiEstonian
- بهسرعت, سریعا, جلدی, بهتندی, تندPersian
- äkkiä, nopeastiFinnish
- rapidement, viteFrench
- gau, fluch, hurdWestern Frisian
- gu gradScottish Gaelic
- מהרHebrew
- जल्दी, झटपटHindi
- gyorsanHungarian
- rapidemente, rapidoInterlingua
- dengan cepatIndonesian
- rapideIdo
- rapidamenteItalian
- はやいJapanese
- 빨리Korean
- بهگورجی, بهههڵهداوان, به پهلهوهKurdish
- cito, celeriterLatin
- spoedig, snel, vlug, gezwind, gauwDutch
- fortNorwegian
- hahNavajo, Navaho
- szybko, bystro, prędkoPolish
- rapidamente, rápidoPortuguese
- repede, rapidRomanian
- скоро, быстроRussian
- брзо, brzoSerbo-Croatian
- rýchloSlovak
- hítroSlovene
- snabbtSwedish
- త్వరగాTelugu
- çabukTurkish
- швидкоUkrainian
- جلدی, جلدی سےUrdu
- nhanh, mauVietnamese
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