quickly

quick  (kwk)

adj. quick·er, quick·est

1. Moving or functioning rapidly and energetically; speedy.

2. Learning, thinking, or understanding with speed and dexterity; bright: a quick mind.

3.

a. Perceiving or responding with speed and sensitivity; keen.

b. Reacting immediately and sharply: a quick temper.

4.

a. Occurring, achieved, or acquired in a relatively brief period of time: a quick rise through the ranks; a quick profit.

b. Done or occurring immediately: a quick inspection. See Synonyms at fast¹.

5. Tending to react hastily: quick to find fault.

6. Archaic

a. Alive.

b. Pregnant.

n.

1. Sensitive or raw exposed flesh, as under the fingernails.

2. The most personal and sensitive aspect of the emotions.

3. The living: the quick and the dead.

4. The vital core; the essence: got to the quick of the matter.

adv. quicker, quickest

Quickly; promptly.

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[Middle English, alive, lively, quick, from Old English cwicu, alive; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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quickly adv.

quickness n.

Usage Note: In speech quick is commonly used as an adverb in phrases such as Come quick. In formal writing, however, quickly is required.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	quickly - with rapid movements; "he works quickly" apace, chop-chop, rapidly, speedily slow, slowly, tardily, easy - without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
	2.	quickly - with little or no delay; "the rescue squad arrived promptly"; "come here, quick!" promptly, quick
	3.	quickly - without taking pains; "he looked cursorily through the magazine" cursorily

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quickly

adverb 1. swiftly, rapidly, hurriedly, speedily, fast, quick, hastily, briskly, at high speed, apace, at full speed, hell for leather (informal) like lightning, at the speed of light, at full tilt, hotfoot, at a rate of knots (informal) like the clappers Brit. (informal) pdq (slang) like nobody's business (informal) with all speed, posthaste, lickety-split U.S. (informal) like greased lightning (informal) at or on the double << OPPOSITE slowly

adverb 2. soon, speedily, as soon as possible, momentarily U.S. instantaneously, pronto (informal) a.s.a.p. (informal)

adverb 3. immediately, instantly, at once, directly, promptly, abruptly, without delay, expeditiously

Translations

quickly [ˈkwɪklɪ] adv → rápidamente, de prisa;

we must act quickly → tenemos que actuar cuanto antes

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quickly [ˈkwɪklɪ] quick adv (= fast) → vite, rapidement (= immediately); tout de suite

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quickly [ˈkwɪklɪ] quick adv → schnell

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quickly [ˈkwɪklɪ] adv → rapidamente, velocemente;

we must act quickly → dobbiamo agire tempestivamente