expedite
Use Expedite in a sentence
spɪˌdaɪt verb (used with object)
1.
to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
2.
to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.
3.
to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.
adjective
4.
Obsolete. ready for action; alert.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist |
| 2. | to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency |
| 3. | rare to dispatch (documents, messages, etc) |
| —adj | |
| 4. | unimpeded or prompt; expeditious |
| 5. | alert or prepared |
| [C17: from Latin expedīre, literally: to free the feet (as from a snare), hence, liberate, from | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
expedite
late 15c., from L. expeditus, pp. of expedire "make fit or ready, prepare," lit. "free the feet from fetters," hence "liberate from difficulties," from ex- "out" + *pedis "fetter, chain for the feet," related to pes (gen. pedis) "foot" (see foot). Cf. Gk. pede "fetter." Related:
Expedited; expediting.
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Example sentences
The justices said they would expedite the case but gave no specific time frame.
But government must do more to identify illegal immigrants, and expedite procedures to deport them.
Nationwide, numerous advocacy groups have clamored for steps to expedite college students to their degrees.
Exercise good judgment on when to expedite delivery based on needs or available options.
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