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

During a Thursday hearing of the House Agriculture Committee, which oversees the CFTC, Selig said the agency was hiring new staff and operating more efficiently. —ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026

The 37-year-old scores in bunches and does it efficiently, Redick said. —Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026

About a decade later, Sears missed the opportunity to efficiently transition its catalog sales distribution infrastructure into e-commerce, according to a 2019 Fortune article. —Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

This type of movement can improve cardiovascular fitness, increase insulin sensitivity and support metabolic health more efficiently than lower-intensity activity alone. —Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently