swiftly

Swift  (swft), Jonathan 1667-1745.

Irish-born English writer known for his satirical works, including Gulliver's Travels (1726) and A Modest Proposal (1729).

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swift  (swft)

adj. swift·er, swift·est

1. Moving or capable of moving with great speed; fast. See Synonyms at fast¹.

2. Coming, occurring, or accomplished quickly; instant: a swift retort.

3. Quick to act or react; prompt: swift to take steps.

adv.

Swiftly. Often used in combination: swift-running.

n.

1.

a. A cylinder on a carding machine.

b. A reel used to hold yarn as it is being wound off.

2. Any of various small dark insect-eating birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their long strong wings and swift flight.

3. Any of various small, fast-moving North American lizards of the genera Sceloporus and Uta.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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swiftly adv.

swiftness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

swiftly - in a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" fleetly

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swiftly

adverb

1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time They have acted swiftly and decisively.

2. fast, promptly, hurriedly, apace, pronto (informal), double-quick, hell for leather, like lightning, hotfoot, like the clappers (Brit. informal), posthaste, like greased lightning (informal), nippily (Brit. informal), in less than no time, as fast as your legs can carry you, (at) full tilt Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn.

Translations

swiftly [ˈswɪftlɪ] ADV [run] → rápidamente, velozmente; [react, act] → con prontitud, rápidamente; [become, walk] → rápidamente; [spread, rise, flow] → con rapidez
events have moved swiftly → los acontecimientos se han desencadenado con rapidez
the company has moved or acted swiftly to deny the rumours → la empresa ha actuado con prontitud para desmentir los rumores
for most of them, death came swiftly → para casi todos, la muerte llegó repentinamente
a swiftly flowing river → un río de corriente rápida

swiftly [ˈswɪftli] adv → rapidement

swiftly

adv → schnell; react → schnell, unverzüglich, prompt; events have moved swiftly → die Ereignisse haben sich überstürzt; time passes swiftly → die Zeit vergeht wie im Flug; a swiftly flowing river → ein schnell dahinfließender Fluss; to act swiftly to do something → rasch handeln, um etw zu tun; swiftly followed by … → rasch gefolgt von …

swiftly [ˈswɪftlɪ] adv (see adj) → rapidamente, repentinamente, velocemente, prontamente