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

These particles efficiently scatter the blue and green light while letting red and orange wavelengths pass through, creating the uncanny feeling of an all-day sunset. — Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

The idea is to tailor chips to handle inference faster or more efficiently. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Skip Goss, the airport’s manager, said that by creating the North Shore Jet Center to handle the FBO operations, the Port District and airport will be able to operate more efficiently, spending less than for an outside operator. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

This innovative approach enables Russia to monitor more routes efficiently, restrict Ukrainian movements, provide early warning against assaults, and disrupt resupply efforts. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently