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

This certification also means an expedited and seamless permitting and inspection process anywhere in the country. —Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The court will consider the appeal on an expedited basis. —Erin Doherty, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025

Now, the caucus has sent a letter to O’Connell asking for several pieces of information on an expedited timeline. —Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025

Since the program started in 2008, more than 1.1 million people with severe disabilities have been approved via the expedited process, the SSA said in a news release dated Aug. 11. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Aug. 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