efficiently

adverb

ef·​fi·​cient·​ly i-ˈfi-shənt-lē 

: in an efficient manner : with success, competence, or adequate effect

working/operating efficiently

finding ways to use fuel more efficiently

Service is efficiently friendly, and the waitstaff knows the menu inside out.

—Harvey Steiman

At higher elevations, lower air pressure makes it tough for the human body to use oxygen as efficiently as normal.

—Dennis Coello

Examples of efficiently in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The stationing of these tactical weapons in Belarus, which shares a 673-mile border with Ukraine, enables Russian aircraft and missiles to target potential sites more efficiently. —Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024

At the same time, improving baffling construction can allow down to more efficiently cover specific areas to increase warmth without adding weight. —Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

Regardless of the underlying cause, the deficit causes the body to function less efficiently. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024

And because a big meal produces a huge spike in insulin, your body responds to the sugar and efficiently stores more body fat. —Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently