expedited

adjective

ex·​pe·​dit·​ed ˈek-spə-ˌdī-təd How to pronounce expedited (audio)
: accelerated or sped up : promptly executed
The so-called "Registered Traveler" program is designed to allow those who have submitted personal information, been fingerprinted and then been given a security clearance to bypass regular crowded security lines and move through their own expedited checkpoints.Scott McCartney

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The appeals court earlier this month agreed to put the plea hearing on hold and set arguments in the case on an expedited basis. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2025 The Supreme Court took up TikTok’s challenge to the law on an expedited timeline and heard oral arguments last week. Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025 The court also put the case on an expedited timeline, hearing arguments just three weeks after taking it. Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025 Peters didn’t take an expedited route to this career point. Ben Standig, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for expedited 

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of expedited was in 1845

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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedited. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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