expediting

present participle of expedite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expediting Really, the accomplishment was changing the rules and expediting [affordable] housing. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 The city also is considering removing zoning barriers and expediting development approvals, while studying whether to use an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to help finance improvements downtown. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026 The regulator is monitoring supply and offering assistance to manufacturers seeking to increase production, including expediting the review of submissions related to increasing supply when appropriate. — Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026 Traditional nuclear licensing can take years, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expediting certain processes to approve some SMR designs in 18 months or less. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 Sport is full of bad actors expediting the death of discourse with repulsive antics. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Another option is to use a third-party passport expediting service. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026 In my assessment, meaningful reforms focus on empowering registers of deeds to substantively review suspicious documents before recording them; simplifying and expediting quiet title proceedings; and expanding civil remedies so victims can recover the costs associated with clearing their title. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026 Justice Jorge Labarga wrote a dissent arguing the court did have jurisdiction, and chiding the First DCA for not expediting a review by the Florida Supreme Court. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediting
Verb
  • Junior midfielder George Panou added two assists for the Chargers, including facilitating the goal by Woznik in the 30th minute.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.
    — September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Also, Johann Lurf’s Forever…Forever presents a vision of the cosmos in motion, with an ever-accelerating timelapse of the sun’s path filmed over 22 months.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
  • B’nai Brith has been warning for months that antisemitic violence is accelerating.
    — Ariella Noveck, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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“Expediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediting. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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