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

Therefore, the companies that win the next decade won't be the ones that targeted most efficiently. — Cynthia Ferngren, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

It can be done quickly, accurately, efficiently and, importantly, will benefit ALL of America. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

This co-located layout uses internal space efficiently and reduces the overall volume of the core. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

The process is still largely done by hand because machines have not been developed that can efficiently remove the delicate threads without damaging the product. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently