fleetly

  • 21fleet — I. /flit / (say fleet) noun 1. the largest organised unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes. 2. the largest organisation of warships under the command of a single officer. 3. a number of naval vessels, or vessels carrying… …

  • 22fast — [adj1] speedy accelerated, active, agile, blue streak*, breakneck*, brisk, chop chop*, dashing, double time*, electric, expeditious, expeditive, flashing, fleet, fleeting, flying, hairtrigger*, hasty, hot, hurried, hypersonic, in a jiffy*, in… …

    New thesaurus

  • 23on the double — [adv] quickly chop chop*, expeditiously, fast, flat out*, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, in a flash*, in haste, licketysplit*, like a shot*, like greased lightning*, like wildfire*, promptly, pronto, quick, rapidly, swift, swiftly;… …

    New thesaurus

  • 24posthaste — [adj/adv] fast at once, breakneck*, directly, double quick*, expeditious, flat out*, fleet, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hasty, headlong, lickety split*, pell mell*, promptly, pronto, quick, quickly, rapid, rapidly, speedily, speedy,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 25promptly — [adv] immediately at once, directly, expeditiously, fast, flat out*, fleetly, hastily, in nothing flat*, instantly, lickety split*, like a shot*, now, on the dot*, on the double*, on time, PDQ*, posthaste, pronto, punctually, quickly, rapidly,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 26quickly — [adv] fast apace, briskly, chop chop*, expeditiously, flat out*, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, immediately, in a flash*, in haste, in nothing flat*, in short order*, instantaneously, instantly, lickety split*, like a bat out of hell*,… …

    New thesaurus

  • 27soon — [adv] in the near future anon, any minute now, before long, betimes, by and by, coming down the pike*, directly, early, ere long, expeditiously, fast, fleetly, forthwith, hastily, in a little while, in a minute, in a second, in a short time, in… …

    New thesaurus

  • 28swiftly — / swift [adv] very fast apace, doublequick*, expeditiously, flat out*, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, in no time*, posthaste, promptly, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time*, without warning*; concepts 588,799 Ant.… …

    New thesaurus

  • 29swift — swiftly / swift [adv] very fast apace, doublequick*, expeditiously, flat out*, fleetly, full tilt*, hastily, hurriedly, in no time*, posthaste, promptly, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time*, without warning*; concepts 588,799… …

    New thesaurus

  • 30fleet — Ⅰ. fleet [1] ► NOUN 1) a group of ships sailing together. 2) (the fleet) a country s navy. 3) a number of vehicles or aircraft operating together. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ. f …

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