with dispatch

idiom

formal
: in a quick and efficient way
The problem was handled with dispatch.

Examples of with dispatch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web More:Partial access open DTW's McNamara Terminal; Canton under water after flooding The Free Press spoke with dispatch at Oakland County, Novi and Walled Lake police departments, but is unclear which department is handling the case. Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2023 Former San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Meagan McCarthy was the closest law enforcement officer when a frantic 911 call came in from a mother, pleading with dispatch for help and for someone to save her from her own son. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 June 2023 But the city has to move with dispatch because the structure is showing many signs of distress, from the spalling concrete to what looks like some sizable potholes that might have already gone through and been covered up. Curbed, 11 July 2023 Behind him was his mother, with a knife in her hand and still on the phone with dispatch. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 June 2023 Case in point: Even after their bank of choice collapsed spectacularly — in no small part of their own doing — and the federal government moved with dispatch to guarantee all its deposits, tech execs and investors nonetheless spent the subsequent days loudly playing the victim. Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023 But granted a 2-0 lead, Suárez seemed ready to squander it with dispatch. Alan Blinder, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022 Beyond the drawing room is a spacious study, where the Queen spent many mornings dealing with dispatch boxes containing State Papers sent from London. Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2022 While en route, officers learned that the suspect, Kathan Guzman (20 -year-old male) was in communications with dispatch and admitted to choking the victim, Delila Grayson (19 -year-old female) to death. Caroline Silva, ajc, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

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“With dispatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20dispatch. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.

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