adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkwɪkli/
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rhymes with -ɪkli
CMU ARPABET:K W IH1 K L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Luckily, the error was quickly corrected.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: at speed, apace
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Very soon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
with rapid movements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he works quickly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apace
Antonyms: slowly
4
adverb
Meaning 4
with little or no delay
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the rescue squad arrived promptly
come here, quick!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: promptly, quick
Antonyms: none provided
5
adverb
Meaning 5
without taking pains
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he looked cursorily through the magazine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cursorily
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
227 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aghwan:
𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔼-𐕒𐕡𐕚𐔼
(usi-usi)
— rapidly, fast
Albanian:
shpejt
— rapidly, fast
Chungli Ao:
yakta
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
بِسُرْعَة
(bisurʕa)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
عَاجِلًا
(ʕājilan)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
بِسُرْعَة
(besurʕa)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
قَوَام
(ʔawām)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
بِسُرْعَة
(bisurʕa)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
قَوَام
(gawām)
— rapidly, fast
Libyan Arabic:
فيسع
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
بالزربة
(b-ez-zarba)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
بِسُرْعَة
(bsurʕa)
— rapidly, fast
Arabic:
قَوَام
(qawām)
— rapidly, fast
Armenian:
արագ
(arag)
— rapidly, fast
Assamese:
সোনকালে
(xünkale)
— rapidly, fast
Azerbaijani:
tez
— rapidly, fast
Azerbaijani:
cəld
— rapidly, fast
Azerbaijani:
tezbazar
— rapidly, fast
Bashkir:
тиҙ
(tiź)
— rapidly, fast
Bashkir:
шәп
(şəp)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
ху́тка
(xútka)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
шы́бка
(šýbka)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
шпа́рка
(špárka)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
бо́рзда
(bórzda)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
пру́дка
(prúdka)
— rapidly, fast
Belarusian:
ско́ра
(skóra)
— rapidly, fast
Bengali:
জলদি
(joldi)
— rapidly, fast
Bengali:
তাড়াতাড়ি
(taṛataṛi)
— rapidly, fast
Breton:
buan
— rapidly, fast
Bulgarian:
бъ́рзо
(bǎ́rzo)
— rapidly, fast
Burmese:
အမြန်
(a.mran)
— rapidly, fast
Burmese:
မြန်မြန်
(mranmran)
— rapidly, fast
Catalan:
ràpidament
— rapidly, fast
Catalan:
de pressa
— rapidly, fast
Catalan:
prest
— rapidly, fast
Chinese Mandarin:
迅速地
(xùnsù de)
— rapidly, fast
Chinese Mandarin:
快速地
(kuàisù de)
— rapidly, fast
Chinese Mandarin:
急速地
(jísù de)
— rapidly, fast
Chinese Mandarin:
趕快地 /赶快地
(gǎnkuài de)
— rapidly, fast
Maore Comorian:
haraka
— rapidly, fast
Ngazidja Comorian:
ha mbwiri
— rapidly, fast
Ngazidja Comorian:
ha haraka
— rapidly, fast
Ngazidja Comorian:
haraka
— rapidly, fast
Czech:
rychle
— rapidly, fast
Czech:
honem
— rapidly, fast
Czech:
valem
— rapidly, fast
Dagbani:
biribbirib
— rapidly, fast
Danish:
hurtig
— rapidly, fast
Danish:
hurtigt
— rapidly, fast
Dutch:
snel
— rapidly, fast
Dutch:
vlug
— rapidly, fast
Dutch:
gauw
— rapidly, fast
Dutch:
spoedig
— rapidly, fast
Dutch:
gezwind
— rapidly, fast
Egyptian:
A-s-V2:D54
(ꜣs)
— rapidly, fast
Esperanto:
rapide
— rapidly, fast
Estonian:
kiiresti
— rapidly, fast
Faroese:
skjótt
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
nopeasti
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
äkkiä
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
pikaisesti
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
hetkessä
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
suitsait
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
kiireesti
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
kiireellä
— rapidly, fast
Finnish:
kovaa
— rapidly, fast
French:
rapidement
— rapidly, fast
French:
vite
— rapidly, fast
West-Frisian:
hurd
— rapidly, fast
West-Frisian:
fluch
— rapidly, fast
West-Frisian:
gau
— rapidly, fast
Galician:
rápido
— rapidly, fast
Galician:
rapidamente
— rapidly, fast
Galician:
lixeiro
— rapidly, fast
Georgian:
სწრაფად
(sc̣rapad)
— rapidly, fast
Georgian:
ჩქარა
(čkara)
— rapidly, fast
Georgian:
უცბად
(ucbad)
— rapidly, fast
German:
schnell
— rapidly, fast
German:
rasch
— rapidly, fast
German:
geschwind
— rapidly, fast
Greek:
γρήγορα
(grígora)
— rapidly, fast
Ancient Greek:
τάχα
(tákha)
— rapidly, fast
Ancient Greek:
ταχέως
(takhéōs)
— rapidly, fast
Ancient Greek:
θοῶς
(thoôs)
— rapidly, fast
Greek:
γλήγορα
(glígora)
— rapidly, fast
Gujarati:
જલદીથી
(jaldīthī)
— rapidly, fast
Hawaiian:
wikiwiki
— rapidly, fast
Hebrew:
מַהֵר
(mahér)
— rapidly, fast
Hindi:
झटपट
(jhaṭpaṭ)
— rapidly, fast
Hindi:
जल्दी से
(jaldī se)
— rapidly, fast
Hungarian:
gyorsan
— rapidly, fast
Icelandic:
fljótt
— rapidly, fast
Ido:
rapide
— rapidly, fast
Indonesian:
dengan cepat
— rapidly, fast
Ingrian:
ruttoo
— rapidly, fast
Ingrian:
kiiree
— rapidly, fast
Ingrian:
koht
— rapidly, fast
Interlingua:
rapido
— rapidly, fast
Interlingua:
rapidemente
— rapidly, fast
Irish:
go haibéil
— rapidly, fast
Italian:
rapidamente
— rapidly, fast
Japanese:
速く
(hayaku)
— rapidly, fast
Japanese:
どんどん
(dondon)
— rapidly, fast
Kazakh:
тез
(tez)
— rapidly, fast
Khmer:
ញាប់
(ñŏəp)
— rapidly, fast
Khmer:
ត្រឹង
(trəng)
— rapidly, fast
Khmer:
ត្រុយ
— rapidly, fast
Korean:
빨리
(ppalli)
— rapidly, fast
Korean:
어서
(eoseo)
— rapidly, fast
Central Kurdish:
بەھەڵەداوان
(behelledawan)
— rapidly, fast
Central Kurdish:
بە پەلەوە
(be pelewe)
— rapidly, fast
Central Kurdish:
بەگورجی
(begurcî)
— rapidly, fast