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

Non-heme iron is absorbed less efficiently than heme iron from animal foods. —Caitlin Beale, Health, 26 Feb. 2026

If your primary goal is stacking ounces of gold as efficiently as possible, gold bars usually win on cost per ounce. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

Clear outcomes and intense scrutiny create a pressure cooker for new ideas, as well as the need to disseminate them efficiently. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2026

Phoenix shot the ball much more efficiently during that stretch. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently