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

When warehouses move goods more efficiently, stores may restock faster. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Beyond diet, recovery matters as well—sleep and stress management play a key role in how efficiently the body absorbs and utilises the nutrients. — Tatiana Dias, Vogue, 30 June 2026

Maintaining your weed whacker’s trimmer line ensures a clean, polished landscape and keeps your equipment running efficiently. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 29 June 2026

For decades, companies competed on their ability to produce more efficiently, at a greater scale and preferably at higher quality. — Jonas Barck, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently