speedy
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.happening or moving very quickly.
adj.characterised by rapid motion or high speed; occurring without delay.
Simple“The company promised a speedy delivery, and the package arrived the next morning.”
In context“The patient made a remarkably speedy recovery following the surgery, returning to light exercise within just a few days.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
v.to make a process happen faster than usual.
v.to process something in an accelerated or faster-than-normal manner. Transitive use, often found in administrative or technical contexts.
Simple“The manager decided to speedy the application so the new employee could start on Monday.”
In context“The department was asked to speedy the approval process to ensure the project met the end-of-quarter deadline.”
Synonyms - 03 C2 Proficiency
v.to delete something immediately, usually on a website or wiki.
v.to apply a rule for immediate deletion in an online community or database management system.
Simple“The moderator had to speedy the page because it contained spam.”
In context“Administrators are authorised to speedy articles that clearly violate the platform's core content policies without a full community discussion.”
UsageOften used in the phrase 'to speedy delete'.
From Middle English spedy, spedi, from Old English spēdiġ (“having good speed, lucky, prosperous; having means, wealthy, opulent, rich in material wealth; rich in, abounding in, abundant, plenteous, copious; powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *spōdigaz (“successful, hurried”), equivalent to speed + -y. Cognate with Scots speedy (“speedy”), Dutch spoedig (“speedy, swift, rapid, quick”), German sputig, spudig (“industrious, speedy”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.