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expedite
[ ek-spi-dahyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to speed up the progress of; hasten:
to expedite shipments.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms:
- to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch:
to expedite one's duties.
- to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.
adjective
- Obsolete. ready for action; alert.
expedite
/ ˈɛɪˌ岹ɪ /
verb
- to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist
- to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency
- rare.to dispatch (documents, messages, etc)
adjective
- unimpeded or prompt; expeditious
- alert or prepared
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of expedite1
Example Sentences
“She had to learn how to drive to apply,” said Molly Chew, project director at Vecina, a nonprofit whose ReUnite project works nationwide to help expedite the process for families with detained immigrant children.
Unaccompanied minors face a new reality under the Trump administration as they lose avenues to legal representation and fears grow about expediting removals.
The force said it had also set up two new dedicated teams to help expedite investigations into sexual offences.
That law, the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, gave the Trump administration power to expedite its deportation of those it said were gang members without providing any evidence.
Activists with another group, Surfrider Foundation, are also circulating a petition calling for President Trump to declare a national emergency to expedite efforts to curb the flow of untreated sewage and clean up the river.
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