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

To address the steep terrain along the route, a new booster pump station will be built allowing water to be conveyed safely and efficiently across the mountain, according to the Barona website. —Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026

This division of labor allows the colony to remain partially buried in the seafloor while still efficiently feeding from passing water currents. —Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026

According to the University of California Museum of Paleontology, this division of labor allows the colony to remain partially buried in the seafloor while still efficiently feeding from passing water currents. —Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026

The technology also enables criminals to scale operations more efficiently, automating outreach across social media, messaging apps, and email while tailoring scams to individual victims. —Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently