swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswi-miŋ-lē How to pronounce swimmingly (audio)
: very well : splendidly
the event went swimmingly

Examples of swimmingly in a Sentence

We expect everything to go swimmingly. the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu
Recent Examples on the Web In its latest energy transition strategy report detailing its plans to fight climate change, British oil giant Shell says that things are going swimmingly. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 Here, Larry ponders how, or if, to tell his then-wife Cheryl (Cheryl Hines) that his quest to get driving directions didn’t go swimmingly. Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2024 His grift goes swimmingly until the Roman empire arrives. Theara Coleman, theweek, 3 Jan. 2024 Of course, not all of OpenAI’s negotiations over licenses have gone swimmingly. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024 About the Bulldogs All was going swimmingly this season for Fresno State. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023 Things are going swimmingly in our progressive city. Greg Wehner, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2023 October hasn’t gone swimmingly for Elon Musk and Tesla. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023 And things appear to be going swimmingly, thankyousomuchforasking. Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swimmingly was in 1622

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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmingly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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swimmingly

adverb
swim·​ming·​ly ˈswim-iŋ-lē How to pronounce swimmingly (audio)
: very well : splendidly
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