speedily

/ˈspidəɫi/ adv A2

quickly

Word Origin From Old English 'spēd' meaning success or prosperity — speed originally meant 'good fortune, quick progress.' The adverb 'speedily' stacks the adjective suffix -y and adverb -ly onto 'speed,' so it's literally 'in a speedy manner.' The root also gives us 'speedy' and 'speedometer.'

adv quickly A2

She finished her homework speedily so she could go play.

(副词) 迅速地;快速地;飞快地

她快速地完成了作业,这样她就可以去玩了。

(adverbio) rápidamente; con rapidez; velozmente [rápidamente; con rapidez]

Terminó su tarea rápidamente para poder ir a jugar.

(adverbe) rapidement; vite; promptement [De manière rapide, vite.]

Elle a terminé ses devoirs rapidement pour pouvoir aller jouer.

(Adverb) schnell; rasch; zügig [auf eine schnelle oder zügige Weise]

Sie hat ihre Hausaufgaben **speedily** erledigt, um spielen zu gehen.

(副詞) 素早く、急いで

彼女は遊びに行けるように宿題を手早く終えた。

(advérbio) rapidamente; velozmente; depressa; com rapidez

Ela terminou a lição de casa rapidamente para poder ir brincar.

adv In a speedy or fast manner.

The ambulance arrived speedily at the accident scene.

(副词) 迅速地;快速地;急速地

救护车迅速抵达了事故现场。

(adverbio) rápidamente; velozmente; deprisa; con rapidez; prontamente [De manera rápida o veloz.]

La ambulancia llegó rápidamente al lugar del accidente.

(adverbe) rapidement; vite; promptement; en toute hâte; à toute vitesse [De manière rapide, à grande vitesse.]

L'ambulance est arrivée rapidement sur les lieux de l'accident.

(Adverb) schnell; rasch; zügig [Auf schnelle oder zügige Weise.]

Der Krankenwagen traf **speedily** am Unfallort ein.

(副詞) 迅速に、速く。

救急車は事故現場に迅速に駆けつけた。

(advérbio) rapidamente; velozmente; depressa; a toda velocidade [De maneira rápida ou veloz.]

A ambulância chegou rapidamente ao local do acidente.

Word parts: speed + y + ly

Common collocations

with prep deal verb more adv very adv can verb as adv so adv will verb would verb efficiently adv possible adj could verb

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