express lane
noun
US
: an area in a store (such as a supermarket) where customers form a line that lets them pay for the things they are buying more quickly than other lanes
Customers with fewer than 12 items can use the express lane.
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The closures include the left lane of eastbound I-70, the eastbound I-70 express lane and the left shoulder of westbound I-70 between Interstate 225 and Chambers Road in Aurora.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Most are drawn to the offer of an express lane to permanent residency, plus more favorable tax implications; foreign nationals living in the U.S. on a Gold Card would only be taxed on their U.S. earnings.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 2 June 2025
That means all other Africans who have waited in refugee camps for years after being vetted and cleared must step back and wait even longer for their uncertain futures to play out, as white South Africans get ushered through the express lane.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Imagine a crowded highway where emergency vehicles get their own express lane that's always open – that's essentially what network slicing does for emergency communications.
—Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Those caught breaking speed limits again will receive civil offense tickets, similar to express lane violations, with fines starting at $45.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Loading your audio article Congestion pricing moved back to the express lane on Monday after a Manhattan federal judge declined a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the controversial tolling plan, which is slated to go into effect early next month.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
This implemented changes aimed to make the road safer, such as by adding wider shoulders and creating an express lane.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
In addition, a I-680 express lane and left shoulder will be closed heading northbound between Amador Valley Boulevard in Dublin and Alcosta Boulevard.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
Most are drawn to the offer of an express lane to permanent residency, plus more favorable tax implications; foreign nationals living in the U.S. on a Gold Card would only be taxed on their U.S. earnings.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 2 June 2025
That means all other Africans who have waited in refugee camps for years after being vetted and cleared must step back and wait even longer for their uncertain futures to play out, as white South Africans get ushered through the express lane.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 18 May 2025
Imagine a crowded highway where emergency vehicles get their own express lane that's always open – that's essentially what network slicing does for emergency communications.
—Maribel Lopez, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Those caught breaking speed limits again will receive civil offense tickets, similar to express lane violations, with fines starting at $45.
—Bruce Finley, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Loading your audio article Congestion pricing moved back to the express lane on Monday after a Manhattan federal judge declined a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the controversial tolling plan, which is slated to go into effect early next month.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
This implemented changes aimed to make the road safer, such as by adding wider shoulders and creating an express lane.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
In addition, a I-680 express lane and left shoulder will be closed heading northbound between Amador Valley Boulevard in Dublin and Alcosta Boulevard.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Express lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20lane. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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