frantically
adv.doing something in a very fast, worried, or disorganized way because you are in a hurry or afraid. You use this when someone is panicking or has too much to do at once.
adv.in a hurried, excited, or disorganized manner, typically resulting from fear, anxiety, or an urgent need to complete a task.
“She searched frantically for her lost keys.”
“The students worked frantically to finish their exams before the final bell rang.”
“As the floodwaters began to rise, the villagers worked frantically to stack sandbags along the riverbank, hoping to protect their homes from the impending surge.”
Typically follows the verb it modifies or appears at the end of the clause.
“In the bathroom later, he checked the phone messages he had been ignoring for the previous few hours and found that his family had been frantically trying to reach him.”
From earlier franticly, equivalent to frantic + -ally.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.