express lane
noun
US
: an area in a store (such as a supermarket) where customers form a line that lets them pay for the things they are buying more quickly than other lanes
Customers with fewer than 12 items can use the express lane.
Examples of express lane in a Sentence
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The express lane on the 110 North was flooded, forcing vehicles onto the freeway’s already crowded regular lanes.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The police presence caused traffic delays, and at least one westbound express lane was blocked by police vehicles during the incident, according to the footage.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Drivers can enter or exit the express lane at 103rd Street, Blue Valley Parkway and 151st Street.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The $346 million project began in 2019 and will open one express lane in each direction along one of the busiest stretches of interstate in the region.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
As Ward and Riley watched from the highway, EMT Jesse Robinson was in the express lane heading to work at John Peter Smith Hospital.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Currently, the corridor has only a 12-mile reversible express lane.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the arrest documents, a 2019 Mazda CX-5 — driven by Brinson — was traveling north on the inside express lane, driving past the Road Ranger and continued driving north into the active scene.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Get in the express lane for this one.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The police presence caused traffic delays, and at least one westbound express lane was blocked by police vehicles during the incident, according to the footage.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
Drivers can enter or exit the express lane at 103rd Street, Blue Valley Parkway and 151st Street.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
The $346 million project began in 2019 and will open one express lane in each direction along one of the busiest stretches of interstate in the region.
—Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
As Ward and Riley watched from the highway, EMT Jesse Robinson was in the express lane heading to work at John Peter Smith Hospital.
—Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
Currently, the corridor has only a 12-mile reversible express lane.
—Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
According to the arrest documents, a 2019 Mazda CX-5 — driven by Brinson — was traveling north on the inside express lane, driving past the Road Ranger and continued driving north into the active scene.
—Hunter Geisel, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
Get in the express lane for this one.
—PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Express lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20lane. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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