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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On paper, everything was going swimmingly for comedian Andrew Schulz. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 2025 Other than the injuries, the Rangers’ night went swimmingly. Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025 For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly. Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025 In an effort to onboard users, Tubi was running a free livestream for the championship game, —which ended in a victory for the Eagles—but things didn’t exactly go swimmingly, with multiple users reporting intermittent buffering issues and freezes. Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2025 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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swimmingly

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