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

Around the age of 40, the body begins to process protein less efficiently, which is necessary for maintaining muscle strength. —Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2025

Rather than mimicking the human form, the robot is engineered to perform efficiently on manufacturing floors, from machine tending to material transport, addressing real-world automation challenges. —Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025

Can Bub Carrington score more efficiently and defend more capably? —John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

The rapid development of artificial intelligence has reshaped expectations about how efficiently businesses can operate and what the working world will look like as a result. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently