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Word entry · 8 letters

expedite

Best crossword clue

"Speed up"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/Part of speech verbSorted deeeiptxStarts with EEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. process fast and efficiently

Word origin

From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).

Used in a sentence

  • “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.”
  • “[…] moreover, there are times of pressure when, to expedite deliveries, cars may be driven in what should otherwise be the running-in period at speeds that do them no good - and over long distances too.”

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