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 justices disagreed and declined to hear the case on an expedited basis, but that doesn’t mean the court won’t now decide to take up the issue quickly in response to Trump’s request. —Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 3 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

Global Entry allows expedited entry through U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities. —Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 15 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