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

Utilities would be incentivized to use existing infrastructure more efficiently, avoid unnecessary upgrades, and deploy new technologies that lower total system costs. —Will Taylor, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2026

See below for the best tips from professional cleaners on how to clean your blinds at home easily and efficiently, without wasting your whole day wiping them down. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026

From the outset, the goal was to build self-custodial technology that enables small and medium-sized businesses and financial institutions to securely and efficiently manage digital assets without sacrificing usability or control. —William Jones, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026

At the base, a cathode supplies electrons that enter the adjacent organic layers, which are designed to conduct this charge efficiently. —Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently