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expediting

expediting is the present participle and gerund of expedite.

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.

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Questions about expediting

What is expediting the present participle and gerund of?
Expediting is the present participle and gerund of expedite.

Words near expediting in the dictionary

  1. expeditely
  2. expediteness
  3. expediter
  4. expediters
  5. expedites
  6. expediting
  7. expedition
  8. expeditionaries
  9. expeditionary
  10. expeditioned
  11. expeditioner

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