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Meanings of speedily in English

Portuguese
brevemente

With rapid movements.

      brevemente

      In a near future.

            Usage of speedily in English
            1
            Such was the first act of the drama; the rest speedily followed.
            A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
            2
            In the evening the enemy gained an advantage; but was speedily repulsed.
            Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 2
            3
            This intimidation makes it very difficult for government to speedily conclude preparations.
            The South African
            4
            So calling Nippers from the other room, the paper was speedily examined.
            Bartleby, the scrivener
            5
            The glitches will come and we hope they will be speedily resolved.
            Reuters
            6
            But the water was rising in her: the fires were speedily extinguished.
            The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter / From the Private Jour...
            7
            The labor required is very frequently excessive, and speedily impairs the constitution.
            The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
            8
            This is the finest country in the world for making gardens speedily.
            Flowers and Flower-Gardens / With an Appendix of Practical Instr...
            9
            The girl speedily returned in the greatest consternation, saying it had vanished.
            An Englishman's Travels in America / His Observations of Life an...
            10
            It was sternly and speedily reorganized, and in the spring of 646.
            The History of Rome, Book IV / The Revolution
            11
            The change of heart speedily produced a change in dress and habits.
            Robert Moffat / The Missionary Hero of Kuruman
            12
            Similar results were speedily manifest throughout the whole district below the town.
            On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
            13
            She speedily became as popular in the earldom as was her husband.
            The Dragon and the Raven; Or, The Days of King Alfred
            14
            Dr Reid was last night speedily acquainting himself with his difficult brief.
            The Irish Times
            15
            It's amazing how speedily your mind works in a situation like that.
            The Irish Times
            16
            Still the steamer settles down; what is done must be done speedily.
            Natalie; Or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
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            Translations for speedily
            Speedily through the time
            Speedily across language varieties
            United Kingdom
            Common
            Ireland
            Less common
            United States of America
            Rare