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.

Examples of express lane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Polly Voss At one point, the video shows Ross' car veering out of the express lane, nearly colliding with a passing vehicle driven by a 17-year-old girl. — Brian Maass, CBS News, 26 June 2026

In the post, Guynes complained about the cost of regular tickets, the express lane and lack of landscaping at Universal Kids Resort. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

Alternatives included an express lane requiring all drivers to pay a toll, HOV 2+ lanes in both directions, transit-only lanes in both directions and converting existing lanes to HOT lanes. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026

But even Black athletes whose athleticism gifted them an extremely exclusive express lane in life can tell you stories about growing up a minority in America, or tales their parents or grandparents have told. — Miami Herald, 14 May 2026

Rhymes for express lane

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