expedite
- 01 C1 Advanced
to make a process or action happen more quickly.
to accelerate the progress of a process or action; to facilitate rapid completion.
Simple“You can pay an extra fee to expedite your passport application.”
In context“The department head promised to expedite the review process to ensure the project could begin before the end of the fiscal year.”
UsageThis is a transitive verb and requires a direct object, usually a process, task, or request.
- 02 C1 Advanced
to do a task quickly and well.
to execute or dispatch a task with speed and efficiency.
Simple“The new software helped the team expedite their daily reports.”
In context“The logistics manager was hired specifically to expedite the distribution of goods across the northern territories.”
Teacher's tipWhile 'speed up' is common in speech, 'expedite' is the preferred term in professional and legal correspondence.
“That will help SpaceX expedite reuse of the vehicle.”
“But once the adrenaline rush of beating 11 serious rivals in an expedited bid process run by the Raine Group had worn off, that was really when the problems started.”
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.