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

Basically, your body can’t efficiently pull those health-boosting carotenoids out of kale without some kind of dietary fat, Keatley says. —Korin Miller, SELF, 9 Dec. 2025

Plus, Bombardier has worked to create a smaller, sleeker iteration of its Smooth Flex Wing, something that helps new jet land more efficiently. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Dec. 2025

The top reasons given were seeking a better quality of life (36%), geopolitical concerns (36%), and the ability to organize tax affairs more efficiently (35%). —Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2025

Investors buy gold companies primarily for gold price exposure, and from there prefer the companies with the best management teams that operate the companies most efficiently to best isolate the value of the commodity. —Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently