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
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In 2023, the chain tried to alleviate this by adding a dedicated express lane for mobile orders at new and selected existing locations.
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George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
One proposal is to widen the interstate from three to five lanes in both directions and have one reversible express lane that could go in either direction depending on the primary flow of traffic.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
Speaking truth to power can put a person on the express lane to unemployment, but Bruce Labadie’s candid comment set him on a path that transformed the South Bay’s entertainment scene.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Unlike subways, their Loop system can skip the stops — passengers can ride straight to their destination, like an underground express lane in Tesla vehicles or shuttles.
—Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
In another Newsweek piece, a dispute broke out in an express lane when a customer appeared to purchase $300 worth of goods.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Customers can initiate a return, receive a QR code and complete the return at a special express lane in-store.
—Brett Beveridge, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The 2022 team took the express lane, getting there in an ugly four-game sweep at the hands of the Avalanche.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But the young man came here for the express lane, not the local.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
One proposal is to widen the interstate from three to five lanes in both directions and have one reversible express lane that could go in either direction depending on the primary flow of traffic.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
Speaking truth to power can put a person on the express lane to unemployment, but Bruce Labadie’s candid comment set him on a path that transformed the South Bay’s entertainment scene.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Unlike subways, their Loop system can skip the stops — passengers can ride straight to their destination, like an underground express lane in Tesla vehicles or shuttles.
—Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
In another Newsweek piece, a dispute broke out in an express lane when a customer appeared to purchase $300 worth of goods.
—Matthew Impelli, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Customers can initiate a return, receive a QR code and complete the return at a special express lane in-store.
—Brett Beveridge, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
The 2022 team took the express lane, getting there in an ugly four-game sweep at the hands of the Avalanche.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
But the young man came here for the express lane, not the local.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Express lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/express%20lane. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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