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

They were first trained to execute specific movements, and later distilled into a single unified controller that uses visual inputs to plan and coordinate the sequence of actions a robot should take to navigate obstacles efficiently in its environment. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026

The company has built a comprehensive ecosystem of financial solutions designed to simplify and strengthen day-to-day business operations — from credit and payments to tools that help entrepreneurs operate more efficiently and with greater control. —CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026

Declining polar ice, which efficiently reflects sunlight back into space, also affects the energy balance. —Michael Wysession, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026

Weightlifting builds strength and muscle more efficiently, while bodyweight exercises are especially effective for improving balance and coordination. —Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently