efficiently; skillfully; deftly
Describes doing something with practiced skill, speed, and neatness; often implies a smooth, competent handling of a task.
She handles any job efficiently.
She efficiently organized the documents.
I finished cooking skillfully and quickly.
She prepares the dish skillfully and efficiently.
手早い focuses on speed in doing something, whereas 手際良く emphasizes both speed and neat, competent handling.
上手 is a general term for being good at something, while 手際良く specifically describes efficient, well-organized execution.
手際よく focuses on skillful technique or method in doing something, while てきぱき focuses on the brisk pace and crisp rhythm of the action.
不器用 describes clumsy or awkward handling, the opposite of the smooth efficiency implied by 手際良く.
Standard kanji spelling with the highest priority.
Common variant using the okurigana よく instead of 良く.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.
Derived from the noun 手際 (てぎわ, 'skill, knack') combined with the adverbial form of 良い (よい, 'good'). The exact historical development is straightforward.