efficiently

adverb

ef·​fi·​cient·​ly i-ˈfi-shənt-lē How to pronounce efficiently (audio)
: in an efficient manner : with success, competence, or adequate effect
working/operating efficiently
finding ways to use fuel more efficiently
Service is efficiently friendly, and the waitstaff knows the menu inside out.Harvey Steiman
At higher elevations, lower air pressure makes it tough for the human body to use oxygen as efficiently as normal.Dennis Coello

Examples of efficiently in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That’s getting the play call in his helmet headset, calling the play efficiently in the huddle, getting to the line of scrimmage, making any requisite presnap reads and then getting the ball snapped. Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024 In addition, the house is equipped with a two-car garage, accommodating vehicles and storage needs efficiently. Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024 Pedestrian walkways around the entrance and into the beach parking lot will be improved and added for pedestrian safety and to help vehicles circulate more efficiently. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024 But what is often lost in telling that complicated story, is the how – how are millions of people are arriving so quickly, so efficiently? Matt Rivers, ABC News, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for efficiently 

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Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of efficiently was in 1775

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“Efficiently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/efficiently. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

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