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

Magnesium helps blood vessels relax and pump blood more efficiently. —Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 18 June 2026

Nearly 50% had at least one copy of the APOE4 gene — a group that will be the mostly likely to benefit from supplementation because their brains struggle to process fats efficiently, Isaacson said. —Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Excel is optimized to manage larger spreadsheets more efficiently, which is helpful for budgeting, forecasting, or business tracking. —Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 June 2026

Surfaces and nooks and crannies can all be addressed efficiently and thoroughly with this time-saving tool. —Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1775, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing efficiently

• hyper-efficiently

Rhymes for efficiently

• sufficiently
• inefficiently
• insufficiently