the quickest vs The most quickly

Both "the quickest" and "the most quickly" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "The quickest" is used to compare the speed of actions or objects, while "the most quickly" is used to compare the speed of how something is done.

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the quickest

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare the speed of actions or objects.

Use "the quickest" when comparing the speed of actions or objects. For example, "He is the quickest runner on the team."

Examples:

She is the quickest learner in the class.
This is the quickest way to get there.
He is the quickest to respond to emails.
Who is the quickest to finish the race?
The cheetah is the quickest land animal.

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You were the quickest bat alive.
RTLS resulted in the quickest landing of all abort options, but was considered the riskiest abort.
And I'm optimistic Because every day I get a little more desperate situations yield the quickest results.
We make every effort to make the quickest replies.
Usually DTC is smaller than DTM, but the DTM metric leads to the quickest checkmate.
In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced.
They found that Phenol was the quickest.
Military glory becomes the quickest path to power.
They also are among the quickest in withdrawal transactions.
That's the quickest draw I've seen in 50 years.
No cabbie ever takes the quickest route
Taxi is really the quickest and most efficient way.
It's the quickest test for possession.
This could be, like, the quickest threesome ever.
Probably the quickest try in international rugby we've ever seen.
Ronnie's one of the quickest healers I ever met.
Actually, she was the quickest.
The bridge is the quickest route but they'll know that.
Zucchini, mushrooms and this lot cook the quickest.
All three qualified for the semi-final, with Kahanamoku clearly the quickest.

Alternatives:

the fastest
the speediest
the swiftest
the most rapid
the most speedy

The most quickly

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is used to compare the speed of how something is done.

Use "the most quickly" when comparing the speed of how something is done. For example, "She completed the task the most quickly of all."

Examples:

He solved the puzzle the most quickly.
She typed the report the most quickly.
They finished the project the most quickly.
The car reached the destination the most quickly.
She cooked the meal the most quickly.

Alternatives:

the fastest
the speediest
the swiftest
the most rapid
the most speedy

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