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

Another key benefit is support for data integration efforts by ensuring that disparate data sources are integrated and utilized efficiently, providing the foundation for building reliable data systems and fostering trust in decision making. —Rajiv Shesh, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

These tools are remarkably skilled at quickly, comprehensively, and efficiently consuming vast amounts of data and regurgitating it within a different context. —Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 May 2025

If lightning strikes the building, the plumbing and wiring will conduct the electricity more efficiently than any people in the structure. —Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025

The coinciding of the caseload could be similar to a class-action proceeding in order to allow the court to manage cases efficiently, but with each claim treated individually and each plaintiff represented by their own lawyers. —Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 12 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently