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expedited

expedited is the simple past and past participle of expedite.

Adjective

expedited (comparative more expedited, superlative most expedited)

  1. Accelerated.
    • Near-synonym: expeditious
    Synonyms:
    expeditious
  2. Arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently.
    • Near-synonym: expeditious
    Synonyms:
    expeditious

Meaning of expedite

Verb

expedite (third-person singular simple present expedites, present participle expediting, simple past and past participle expedited)

  1. (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
    • He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
  3. To perform the duties of an expediter.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.

See all 6 meanings of expedite

Synonyms of expedited

Forms of expedited

comparativemore expedited
superlativemost expedited

Words formed from expedited

Questions about expedited

What does expedited mean?
Expedited means accelerated.
What is expedited the simple past and past participle of?
Expedited is the simple past and past participle of expedite.
What part of speech is expedited?
Expedited is an adjective.

Words near expedited in the dictionary

  1. expeditates
  2. expeditating
  3. expeditation
  4. expeditations
  5. expedite
  6. expedited
  7. expeditely
  8. expediteness
  9. expediter
  10. expediters
  11. expedites

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