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

Company executives note that this flexibility will help GM scale vehicle production more efficiently, broaden customer reach, and improve profit margins. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

Executives like Waldron say this should help the bank run more efficiently. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Los Angeles City Charter Amendment LA looks to change the way the city manages its budget and administers public works to more efficiently deliver basic city services such as repairing streets and sidewalks. — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Predictive models of apple maggot emergence are available in many places to help farmers efficiently target the pests. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently