expedited

[ek-spi-dahy-tid]

adjective

1. done, sent, or made to happen quickly or promptly, especially more quickly than usual; hastened.

   Getting the expedited treatment meant he could return to work sooner.

   Expedited mail delivery is available for an extra charge.

2. issued or dispatched, as an official document or letter.

   Since the matter has not been briefed or argued, an expedited edict of this court takes away a constitutional right.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of expedite.

Other Word Forms

• unexpedited adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of expedited¹

expedite ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

I believe the information is of such vital public importance that we filed suit and petitioned for expedited service.

From Salon

Department of the Interior this week requesting “expedited support” for its floating vessel plan, Sable said the new state law is “creating barriers which necessitate our need for an alternative offshore solution.”

From Los Angeles Times

The records show that Noem quickly expedited more than $11 million of federal money to rebuild a historic pier in Naples, Florida, after she was contacted by a major financial supporter last month.

From Salon

The land is already zoned for use as a cemetery by right, meaning the process is expedited and doesn’t require any public hearings.

From Los Angeles Times

The justices said they would hear arguments in the case in the first week of November - an expedited timeline.

From BBC

Related Words

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• facilitate 
• hasten 
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• quicken 
• speed 
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