expedite

[ ek-spi-dahyt ]

/ ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪt /

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verb (used with object), ex·pe·dit·ed, ex·pe·dit·ing.

to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.

to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.

to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.

adjective

Obsolete. ready for action; alert.

SYNONYMS FOR expedite

1 quicken, push, accelerate, hurry.

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ANTONYMS FOR expedite

1 delay.

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Origin of expedite

1425–75; late Middle English <Latin expedītus (past participle of expedīre to disengage, set the feet free), equivalent to ex-ex-¹ + ped- (stem of pēs) foot + -ītus-ite²

OTHER WORDS FROM expedite

un·ex·pe·dit·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for expedite

Instead, they are expedited directly to the boards of elections.
For the Postal Service, a Frantic Election Day Turns to Finger-Pointing the Day After|by Maryam Jameel and Ryan McCarthy|November 5, 2020|ProPublica
Clerks at those plants also culled ballots in the middle of the sorting process to expedite their delivery, taking them out of plants without exit scans.
USPS ballot problems unlikely to change outcomes in competitive states|Jacob Bogage, Christopher Ingraham|November 4, 2020|Washington Post
With no focus on customer retention, Homejoy saw only 25% of those homeowners return, and the growth stagnated, expediting the failure of the company.
Four ways to test your marketing ideas instead of trusting blogs|Sarah Fruy|November 4, 2020|Search Engine Watch
Elsewhere, TikTok’s policy reduces the visibility of posts prematurely claiming victory and is working on an “expedited” schedule with fact-checking partners around Election Day.
How social media sites plan to handle premature election declarations|Bobbie Johnson|November 2, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Soon, basketball and hockey will expedite preparations for their new seasons, and a normal, steady pace should resume.
It turns out there is such a thing as too much sports|Jerry Brewer|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
Manzi, who founded a company that makes software expediting RFTs, is an enthusiast of this empirical approach, and rightly so.
David's Book Club: Uncontrolled|Kenneth Silber|May 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Forget about President Obama expediting U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan this year.
Why Obama Won’t Speed U.S. Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan|Leslie H. Gelb|March 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You would think that the Pentagon brass would be expediting the full opening of a new brain trauma facility in Bethesda, Maryland.
The Pentagon's New Disservice to Soldiers|Leslie H. Gelb|July 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
About the same time he made another application to Burghley, apparently with a view to expediting his progress at the bar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Rivers have played the same part in expediting Russian expansion across the wide extent of Siberia.
Influences of Geographic Environment|Ellen Churchill Semple
Davalos, Rodrigo (Spanish lawyer):his special method of expediting the divorce suit at Rome, 232.
The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon|J.A. Froude
Special arrangements have been made for expediting fish traffic on all railways.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 7th, 1920|Various
They were employed in taking depositions, and received bribes for expediting indulgences.
The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2)|John West

British Dictionary definitions for expedite

expedite

/ (ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt) /

verb (tr)

to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist

to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency

rare to dispatch (documents, messages, etc)

adjective obsolete

unimpeded or prompt; expeditious

alert or prepared

Word Origin for expedite

C17: from Latin expedīre, literally: to free the feet (as from a snare), hence, liberate, from ex- 1 + pēs foot

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