expedited

adjective

ex·​pe·​dit·​ed ˈek-spə-ˌdī-təd How to pronounce expedited (audio)
: 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

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Those who remain detained face an expedited process, having just weeks or months to prepare for removal proceedings. Renata Daou, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025 Congress can decide where those disputes are heard, putting an end to forum-shopping and perhaps creating multi-judge panels and expedited appeals for cases that seek a nationwide ruling on presidential or agency action. The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025 Under Senate rules, the measure has an expedited path to a floor vote by June 27. Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 June 2025 Reports World’s Safest Airline for 2025 Revealed — and No U.S. Airline Makes the Top 5 The first officer, who flew the aircraft while the captain was being attended to, alerted air traffic controllers of the emergency and requested an expedited landing of the Boeing 737-800. Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for expedited

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of expedited was in 1845

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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedited. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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