expedited
adjective
ex·pe·dit·ed
ˈek-spə-ˌdī-təd 
: 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.—
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Additionally, travelers enrolled in TSA PreCheck, the agency’s expedited screening program, will also lose their privileges if caught with guns at an airport security checkpoint.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Treasury Department has already filed a Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which could hear the appeal on an expedited basis because of the looming deadline.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Topline Two historically low-income neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., have been secretly excluded from Amazon’s expedited delivery service over the last two years, despite residents paying millions of dollars for the company’s Prime membership, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Government evidence made public In expedited fashion, federal prosecutors have made public an array of evidentiary exhibits.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
The Treasury Department has already filed a Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which could hear the appeal on an expedited basis because of the looming deadline.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Topline Two historically low-income neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., have been secretly excluded from Amazon’s expedited delivery service over the last two years, despite residents paying millions of dollars for the company’s Prime membership, a lawsuit filed Wednesday alleges.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Government evidence made public In expedited fashion, federal prosecutors have made public an array of evidentiary exhibits.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Expedited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedited. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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