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Definition of expedite verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

expedite

verb
 
/ˈekspədaɪt/
 
/ˈekspədaɪt/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they expedite
 
/ˈekspədaɪt/
 
/ˈekspədaɪt/
he / she / it expedites
 
/ˈekspədaɪts/
 
/ˈekspədaɪts/
past simple expedited
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪd/
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪd/
past participle expedited
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪd/
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪd/
-ing form expediting
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈekspədaɪtɪŋ/
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  1. expedite something to make a process happen more quickly synonym speed up
    • We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExpedite is used with these nouns as the object:
    • implementation
    • process
    See full entry
    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘perform quickly’): from Latin expedire ‘extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.
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