expedited
Americanadjective
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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.
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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.
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Merck’s drug followed an expedited approval pathway, the Commissioner’s National Priority Voucher Pilot Program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Because of the case’s expedited status, the judge said she looked closely at only one of the three markets where the plaintiff states allege the merger could bring anticompetitive harms — wide-release Hollywood films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"He committed to move the project on a very expedited schedule - astonishingly fast by Canadian standards, and appears to have delivered," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
They rarely include arguments, have limited briefings and have expedited timetables, and justices infrequently provide explanation of how they voted or to cite legal precedent.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
The expedited work was finished by the end of May, and a vast circular building near Strawberry Canyon originally designed to house the world’s biggest cyclotron became the headquarters of an entirely different project.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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