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expedite

v.
C1 Advanced US //ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt// UK //ˈɛkspədˌaɪt// ex·pe·dite Archaic

v. to make a process or action happen faster. You use this when you want to speed up something official, like a delivery or a legal application.

v. to accelerate the progress of an action or process; to facilitate or speed up a result. Transitive — requires a direct object, typically an abstract noun like 'process', 'delivery', or 'request'.


SIMPLE

We can pay extra to expedite the shipping.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager promised to expedite the hiring process to ensure the new team was ready before the peak season.

COMPLEX

By digitising the archival records, the library hoped to expedite the research phase for historians who previously spent weeks manually sorting through physical documents.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Often used in formal, business, or administrative contexts.

Pitfall

expedite about the processexpedite the processExpedite is a transitive verb and does not take a preposition before its object.

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