5 example sentences showing how to use swiftly, grouped by meaning.
adv In a fast or quick manner.
Strategic sites in even the remotest regions of the kingdom were swiftly fortified using forced labour.
— Linda Flavell, 1066[:] The Normans Begin to Erect Castles (1999)
The team moved swiftly to fix the outage.
Rumors spread swiftly through the office.
Mrs. Piper cut short these piracies by swiftly removing his spoon.
— Norman Lindsay, Redheap (1930)
The waiter swiftly cleared the table and brought out the dessert menu.
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