expediting

present participle of expedite

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of expediting 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 The first three came with men on base, expediting the damage. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 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
  • 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
  • The focus is no longer on whether transformation happens, said Isabelle Kumar, the former journalist and news anchor facilitating the event, but on how responsibility is shared, investment is aligned and value is created across the supply chain.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Alibaba is accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, chips and models as the Chinese technology giant seeks to expand its cloud and AI businesses amid intensifying global competition.
    — Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • And on Wednesday, the Fed wielded it for the first time this year, raising rates by a quarter percentage point in a bid to slow down accelerating inflation.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

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“Expediting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediting. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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