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

Promising drugs could qualify for expedited approval through the FDA's fast-track process, the agency said.

—Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

Examples of expedited in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In seeking expedited handling, the industry groups alleged harm if the law is enforced. —CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025

Soon after Trump returned to office, there were deportation flights that sent 265 Guatemalan migrants back under expedited removal procedures, and immigration raids that have led to family separations. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025

American immigration agents quickly caught her, and sent her back, using a deportation process called expedited removal. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Fast Track concierge service allows for expedited movement through immigration and customs, saving you what could be a lengthy wait in line. —Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 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