ex·pe·dit·ed | \ ˈek-spə-ˌdī-təd 
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\Definition of expedited
: 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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The first known use of expedited was in 1845
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