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

When experiences don’t occur, that particular set of connections won’t be made, because neurons that aren’t seeing any action get pruned away to keep our brains working efficiently. —Big Think, 22 Oct. 2025

Its active ingredients help the stomach empty more efficiently and may reduce bloating, nausea, and pain. —Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2025

When your body has enough B12, this process works more efficiently, which can increase your energy levels and motivation to be active. —Lindsay Curtis, Health, 21 Oct. 2025

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, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently