swiftly

1. 1.

   in a swift manner

   “she moved swiftly”

   Synonymsfleetly

Questions about swiftly

What does swiftly mean?

swiftly means "in a swift manner".

How many syllables are in swiftly?

swiftly has 2 syllables: swift-ly. The stress falls on "swift". In IPA it is /ˈswɪftli/.

What is another word for swiftly?

Close synonyms include fleetly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is swiftly a common word?

swiftly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.