ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Expeditiously

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɛks.pəˈdɪʃ.əs.li/ · Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Expeditiously is an adverb meaning In an expeditious manner, quickly.

Meaning

In an expeditious manner, quickly.

Example Sentences

For the convenience of Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their journey, and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously with Colonel Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival.
With those words the passenger opened the coach-door and got in; not at all assisted by his fellow-passengers, who had expeditiously secreted their watches and purses in their boots, and were now making a general pretence of being asleep.

Synonyms for expeditiously

Depending on context, synonyms include apace, fast, hastily, hurriedly, posthaste, quicksome.

Antonyms for expeditiously

Common opposites include inefficiently.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include efficiently, expedite, swift, briskly, speedily, rapidly.

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