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 Little Mermaid holds that middle ground swimmingly. Staff Author, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2025 But still, just because Union and Sims were in the driver's seat didn't mean everything went swimmingly behind-the-scenes. Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 Aquaman, another Warner Bros. Discovery title, also performed swimmingly with 15M streams during the first half of the year. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 On paper, everything was going swimmingly for comedian Andrew Schulz. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Mar. 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 11 Apr. 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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