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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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