expedited

adjective

ex·​pe·​dit·​ed ˈek-spə-ˌdī-təd 

: accelerated or sped up : promptly executed

The so-called "Registered Traveler" program is designed to allow those who have submitted personal information, been fingerprinted and then been given a security clearance to bypass regular crowded security lines and move through their own expedited checkpoints.

—Scott McCartney

Examples of expedited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Administration invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to conduct expedited removals, a use of the obscure 18th-century wartime law that has faced widespread legal challenges and bipartisan concern. —Chantelle Lee, Time, 7 June 2025

But despite that admission from the Egyptian national, his family is now facing expedited removal from the United States. —Jeremy Harlan, CNN Money, 5 June 2025

This is binge viewing on an expedited, don’t-worry-about-the-math timeline. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that expands expedited removal. —Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for expedited

• copyrighted
• extradited
• reunited
• uninvited
• unrequited
• affrighted
• alighted
• benighted
• delighted
• excited
• farsighted
• highlighted