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

New technology will not help if American factories cannot produce it efficiently. — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Anodized aluminum coating Skillets made using this process are tough, easy-to-clean and heat food quickly and efficiently. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Government should operate efficiently, make decisions based on facts, and plan for the future rather than constantly reacting to problems. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

People with chronically cold feet are the most likely beneficiaries, Mathur noted, because the mechanism depends on warming feet that are too cool to release heat efficiently. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently