swiftly

swiftly
adv быстро; поспешно

events followed swiftly on one another — события быстро следовали одно за другим

the compass needle twirled swiftly round — стрелка компаса быстро вертелась

Синонимический ряд:
fast (other) apace; at breakneck speed; at full blast; at the double (British); at top speed; briskly; by leaps and bounds; chop-chop; double-quick; expeditiously; fast; flat out; flat-out; fleetly; full tilt; full-tilt; hastily; immediately; lickety-split; like a bat out of hell; like a flash; like a shot (colloquial); like the wind; on the double (US); posthaste; post-haste; presto; promptly; pronto; quick; quickly; rapidly; soon; speedily; swift; without delay

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  • Swiftly — Swift ly, adv. In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly. Wyclif. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • swiftly — index instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • swiftly — / swift [adv] very fast apace, doublequick*, expeditiously, flat out*, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, in no time*, posthaste, promptly, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time*, without warning*; concepts 588,799 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • swiftly — adv. Swiftly is used with these verbs: ↑act, ↑approach, ↑bend, ↑climb, ↑flow, ↑follow, ↑march, ↑pass, ↑react, ↑respond, ↑retreat, ↑walk …   Collocations dictionary

  • swiftly — swift ► ADJECTIVE 1) happening quickly or promptly. 2) moving or capable of moving at high speed. ► NOUN ▪ a fast flying insect eating bird with long, slender wings, spending most of its life on the wing. DERIVATIVES swiftly adverb swiftness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • swiftly — adverb in a swift manner (Freq. 18) she moved swiftly • Syn: ↑fleetly • Derived from adjective: ↑fleet (for: ↑fleetly), ↑swift …   Useful english dictionary

  • swiftly adv — Yes, I have read Gulliver s Travels, said Tom swiftly …   English expressions

  • swiftly — adverb Date: before 12th century in a swift manner ; with speed ; quickly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • swiftly — See swift. * * * …   Universalium

  • swiftly — adverb In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly …   Wiktionary

  • swiftly — Synonyms and related words: PDQ, abruptly, agilely, amain, apace, at flank speed, at once, briefly, briskly, by forced marches, cursorily, decisively, directly, double quick, expeditiously, fast, feverishly, flat out, fleetingly, flickeringly,… …   Moby Thesaurus


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