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

There is almost no population immunity to H5N1, roughly half of human cases are fatal, and the virus does not yet spread efficiently between people. — Raj Panjabi, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

As a result, decisions were not always made efficiently or in coordination with other departments, according to a staff report. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The achievement could help engineers build larger quantum computers by allowing separate systems to exchange quantum information more efficiently. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Don’t get too warm, though Although staying warm is essential — things like fingers don’t work as efficiently when chilled — don’t overdo it. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently