expedited

Variant of expedite

expedite definition

ex·pedite (eks′pə dīt′)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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