fleetly

ADVERB

fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

quick quickly rapidly soon swift swiftly

WEAK

apace chop-chop expeditiously flat-out full tilt hastily hurriedly in a flash in haste in nothing flat in short order like a flash like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire posthaste presto promptly pronto

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

slow

ADVERB

on the double

Synonyms

WEAK

chop-chop double-time expeditiously fast flat-out full tilt hastily hurried hurriedly in a flash in double time in haste in high gear lickety-split like a shot like greased lightning like wildfire promptly pronto quick quickly rapidly snappily speedily swift swiftly

ADVERB

posthaste

Synonyms

WEAK

at once breakneck directly double-quick expeditious flat-out fleet full tilt hastily hasty headlong lickety-split pell-mell promptly pronto quick quickly rapid rapidly speedily speedy straightaway swift swiftly

ADVERB

promptly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly expeditiously hastily instantly quickly rapidly speedily swiftly

STRONG

pronto

WEAK

PDQ at once fast flat-out in nothing flat lickety-split like a shot now on the dot on the double on time posthaste punctually right away sharp straightaway unhesitatingly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

late negligently

ADVERB

quickly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expeditiously hastily hurriedly immediately instantaneously instantly promptly rapidly speedily swiftly

STRONG

apace chop-chop quick

WEAK

briskly flat-out full tilt in a flash in haste in nothing flat in short order lickety-split like a bat out of hell like a flash like a shot pronto swift

Antonyms

STRONGEST

eventually later slowly

ADVERB

soon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

directly early instantly promptly quickly rapidly shortly speedily

STRONG

presently

WEAK

anon any minute now before long betimes by and by coming down the pike ere long expeditiously fast forthwith hastily in a little while in a minute in a second in a short time in due time in short order in time lickety-split on time posthaste pronto quick short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

late later

WEAK

distant far never

ADVERB

swiftly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expeditiously hastily promptly quickly rapidly speedily

WEAK

apace double-quick flat-out full tilt hotfoot hurriedly posthaste quick swift without warning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

slowly

WEAK

sluggishly

ADVERB

swiftly/swift

Synonyms

WEAK

apace double-quick expeditiously flat-out full tilt hastily hurriedly in no time posthaste promptly quick quickly rapidly speedily without losing time without warning

Antonyms

WEAK

slowly sluggishly

Example Sentences

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Fleetly, silently, untiringly ran the two brothers, without exchanging a single word of their purpose even to each other.

From The Secret Chamber at Chad by Everett-Green, Evelyn

Proudly the note of the trumpet is sounding, Loudly the war cries rise on the gale; Fleetly the steed by Lough Swilly is bounding To join the thick squadrons in Saimear's green vale.

From Three Wonder Plays by Gregory, Lady

Fleetly David footed the stairs and returned with two soup plates.

From David Dunne A Romance of the Middle West by Maniates, Belle Kanaris

Fleetly he fled, pursued as far as the gate by the whole body of Penrod, and thereafter by Penrod's voice alone.

From Penrod and Sam by Tarkington, Booth

Fleetly o'er the moonlight snows Speed we to my lady's bower; Swift our sledge as lightning goes, Nor shall stop till morning's hour.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

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