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

The condition isn’t curable and has to be efficiently managed over time. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Eliminate Bottlenecks Before Scaling Scaling efficiently starts with a regular review of where people, capital and time go. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The rooms The 216 rooms are cozy, as per NYC standards, but efficiently laid out and surprisingly bright thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

The students who thrive will not necessarily be those who optimized most efficiently for grades, but those who developed durable intellectual curiosity and adaptive thinking. — Jason Benedict, Fortune, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently