transitive verb expedited -·dit′·ed, expediting -·dit′·ing

1. to speed up or make easy the progress or action of; hasten; facilitate
2. to do quickly
3. Rare to send off; issue officially; dispatch

Etymology: < L expeditus, pp. of expedire, lit., to free one caught by the feet, hence hasten, dispatch < ex-, out + pes (gen. pedis), foot

adjective

1. not impeded
2. prompt, ready, or alert