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

This study bolsters prior research finding a competency penalty against women who use AI to efficiently perform their jobs. — Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

There is a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key and a neural processing unit (NPU) capable of handling AI workloads more efficiently than the main processor. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

The smaller the pitches, the more connections can fit in a package, and the more efficiently computing can get done. — Alex Music, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

One of the cheapest and easiest ways to make sure your HVAC system runs efficiently is to change your air filter every one to three months at minimum. — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 25 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently