as in facilitating
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to cause (something) to happen faster
They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.
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Recent Examples of expediting
Establishing a new process for expediting and streamlining launch authorizations to enable American space competitiveness and superiority.
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Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In January, City decided to view both windows in conjunction with each other, expediting the squad revamp by six months.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The order calls for eliminating or expediting environmental reviews for rocket launches and exempting launch vehicles from or rescinding licensing regulations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
In fact, those judges often grant landlords possession of properties at the time that repayment deals are made — expediting the process of kicking out tenants who violate the agreements.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In January, City decided to view both windows in conjunction with each other, expediting the squad revamp by six months.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
The order calls for eliminating or expediting environmental reviews for rocket launches and exempting launch vehicles from or rescinding licensing regulations.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Aug. 2025
In fact, those judges often grant landlords possession of properties at the time that repayment deals are made — expediting the process of kicking out tenants who violate the agreements.
—Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediting
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The correspondence shows Maxwell actively facilitating Epstein's financial and personal dealings, including exchanges about fertility treatments, legal strategy, and luxury gifts for powerful associates, victims and celebrities.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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For Klarna, which turns 20 this year, the offering is a milestone and the next step in the payment revolution that so far has helped the company ramp up to 111 million active customers shopping 790,000 merchants and facilitating $112 billion in retail sales annually.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Access to these solutions will enable Komatsu to optimize safety and energy efficiency, while increasing overall productivity, accelerating product development, and enabling large-scale decarbonization.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Expediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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