expedite
Syllables: ex·pe·diteUK/ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt//ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/
expedite verb: to accelerate the progress of.
Verb
expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)
- To accelerate the progress of.
- He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
- The bodies and bogies were built by more than one firm, to expedite the work, and the electrical equipment was supplied by the British Thomson-Houston Co. Ltd.1950 October, “Notes and News: Early Multiple-Unit Trains, C.L.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 712
- To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
- To perform the duties of an expediter.
- To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.
Adjective
expedite (comparative more expedite, superlative most expedite)
- Free of impediment; unimpeded.
- […] to make the way plaine and expedite […][1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes], published 1611, →OCLC, book III, page...
- Expeditious; quick; prompt.
- nimble and expedite […] in its operation1671, John Tillotson, “Sermon IV. The Advantages of Religion to Particular Persons. Psalm XIX. 11.”, in The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson, Late Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: […]...
- […]Speech in general (which is a very ſhort and expedite way of conveying their Thoughts one to another)[…]1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “Of other simple Modes”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book II, § 7, page 111
expedite meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
expedite in Tamil
- துரிதப்படுத்து, விரைவுபடுத்து
expedite in Marathi
- to perform (a task) fast and efficiently
- जलद jalad
expedite in Bengali
- ত্বরান্বিত করা, দ্রুত সম্পন্ন করা, কোনো প্রক্রিয়াকে সহজতর করা
expedite in Telugu
- to accelerate the progress of
- వేగిరపెట్టు vēgirapeṭṭu
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- expedite in Malayalam
- ത്വരിതപ്പെടുത്തുക, വേഗംകൂട്ടുക, അടിയന്തരമായി ചെയ്യുക, പ്രവർത്തനം ത്വരിതപ്പെടുത്തുക
- expedite in Kannada
- ತ್ವರಿತಗೊಳಿಸು, ಬೇಗ ಮುಗಿಸು, ಜಾಗ್ರತೆಯಾಗಿ ಪೂರೈಸು, ಶೀಘ್ರಗೊಳಿಸು
Antonyms of expedite
Forms of expedite
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | expedites |
| present participle | expediting |
| past participle | expedited |
| past | expedited |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more expedite |
| superlative | most expedite |
Origin of expedite
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
Words formed from expedite
Questions about expedite
- What does expedite mean?
- Expedite means to accelerate the progress of.
- What is expedite in Tamil?
- Expedite in Tamil is துரிதப்படுத்து, விரைவுபடுத்து. See Expedite meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is expedite?
- Expedite can be a verb or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce expedite?
- Expedite is pronounced /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of expedite?
- The past tense of expedite is expedited.
Words near expedite in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: expedite (page history and authors); expedite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Expedite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); expedite (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); expedite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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