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expedite
UK /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ US /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/
verb 4adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
automatic, banal, firm, nimble, trying
VERB + EXPEDITE
like, program
EXPEDITE + NOUN
cars, deliveries, operation, task, way
PREP.
in
Definitions
verb
1
To accelerate the progress of.
He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
The bodies and bogies were built by more than one firm, to expedite the work, and the electrical equipment was supplied by the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd.
2
To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
3
To perform the duties of an expediter.
4
To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.
adj
1
Free of impediment; unimpeded.
[…] to make the way plaine and expedite […]
2
Expeditious; quick; prompt.
nimble and expedite […] in its operation
[…]Speech in general (which is a very ſhort and expedite way of conveying their Thoughts one to another)[…]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — speed up the progress of
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
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The bodies and bogies were built by more than one firm, to expedite the work, and the electrical equipment was supplied by the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd.
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[…] moreover, there are times of pressure when, to expedite deliveries, cars may be driven in what should otherwise be the running-in period at speeds that do them no good - and over long distances to
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[…] to make the way plaine and expedite […]
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nimble and expedite […] in its operation
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[…]Speech in general (which is a very ſhort and expedite way of conveying their Thoughts one to another)[…]
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