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

Late Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security abruptly announced the Transportation Security Administration would close its expedited PreCheck lines within hours. —Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Should the agency decide to suspend the programs, millions of travelers who paid for expedited screening and faster customs processing could find themselves back in the regular lines. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026

The Transportation Security Administration announced on Sunday that its PreCheck program would continue operating, after stating that the popular expedited screening system would pause during the partial government shutdown. —Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

Comulate has requested an expedited hearing. —John Hyatt, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

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