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

In 2023, the canned soup and snack maker slashed the gas by 25% through working with farmers in its supply chain to more efficiently apply nitrogen fertilizer on tomato plants and wheat. —Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

As a result, the system will not work properly or efficiently. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 June 2025

California needs a new model that can adapt to unpredictable conditions and store supplies efficiently. —Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025

Here are some tips from the Plant Clinic for watering efficiently and effectively. —Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently