swimmingly

adverb

swim·​ming·​ly ˈswi-miŋ-lē How to pronounce swimmingly (audio)
: very well : splendidly
the event went swimmingly

Examples of swimmingly in a Sentence

We expect everything to go swimmingly. the rehearsals were going swimmingly until half the cast came down with the flu
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The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds. Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024 The plan went swimmingly: the island saw economic growth at an annual average of seventy per cent for almost a decade, and eventually elbowed its way into the ranks of the upper-middle-income countries. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 The timing of that deal worked out swimmingly for Bright Path. Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024 Graphically, these curved lines cross to represent a fish shape, but this doesn’t always go swimmingly. Jeffrey Hammond, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for swimmingly 

Word History

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of swimmingly was in 1622

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“Swimmingly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmingly. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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swimmingly

adverb
swim·​ming·​ly ˈswim-iŋ-lē How to pronounce swimmingly (audio)
: very well : splendidly
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