quickly
adv. manneradv. at a fast speed or in a short amount of time. You use this to describe moving fast or finishing a task soon.
adv. at a high speed or within a brief interval of time. Functions as a modifier for verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
She walks quickly to catch the bus.
The team finished the report quickly so they could leave the office early for the weekend.
The market reacted quickly to the news of the merger, with stock prices climbing significantly within the first hour of trading.
From Middle English quykly, quikliche, quicliche, cwikliche, cwickliche, from Old English cwiculīċe. By surface analysis, quick + -ly.
Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause; can also appear before the main verb for emphasis.
He ran very quickHe ran very quicklyLearners often use the adjective 'quick' instead of the adverb 'quickly' to modify a verb.