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

Getting around Miami’s metropolitan area is sprawling, and public transportation may not efficiently connect all the destinations on your list. —Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

Fu believes that short sleepers have developed different ways of sleeping efficiently. —Shayla Love, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026

Teachers use it to more efficiently prepare lesson plans, as well as incorporate it into their curriculum. —Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026

Once the window is sealed, the radiator will heat the space more efficiently without the need for higher settings. —Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently