efficient.

Achieving results without unnecessary waste of time, effort, or resources.

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Words that belong together

• efficient allocation
• efficient process

On the page

A shorter review process made the service more efficient.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Comparative more efficient; superlative most efficient when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.