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[ UK /swˈɪftli/ ]
[ US /ˈswɪftɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a swift manner
    she moved swiftly

How To Use swiftly In A Sentence

  • After squinting in an attempt to discern a couple of features to make the object recognizable, he began walking swiftly towards it.
  • They drew swords, and fought fiercely, cussing and insulting each other as swiftly as they threw blows.
  • Everything could have been normalized quite swiftly. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
  • So far, so good, so much more credible—and spoiled only slightly by the blandishment that those that fail should present plans for recapitalization "as swiftly as possible. Is This the End of the Beginning for the Euro Crisis?
  • Transport aircraft carrying supplies kept the German columns moving swiftly, and finally relentless bombing helped to force Warsaw into submission.
  • Ministers will be given powers to remove weak heads swiftly if they are unable to provide a blueprint for improvement. The Sun
  • The fuel gages dropped swiftly.
  • We watched the building vanish under a mantle of thick grey smoke as the fire swiftly moved through it.
  • Good footwork consists essentially in the ability to move swiftly from one position to another without sacrificing balance.
  • Seeing the potential of its software besmirching the Symantec name irreparably, Symantec's CEO surged forward with a new plan: re-write its security software to make it the best in the industry, so as to super-strengthen its stranglehold on the summit of sales supremacy while swiftly swinging its way back into the good books of consumers. ITWire - Latest Headlines
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