expedite

C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ UK /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ See IPA manual

verb adj Freq #23846

Meanings

1

verb
To make something happen faster; to speed up a process.

We paid extra to expedite the delivery of our order.
2

verb
To deal with a task quickly and efficiently.

The new manager promised to expedite the backlog of complaints.

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1 verb · to make something happen... hasten

Opposites

impede

Word family

Forms expeditedexpeditesexpediting

Derived forms expeditelyexpediteness

Related forms accelerate dispatch expede expedience expediency expedientexpediterexpedition expeditious expeditiously facilitate

Etymology

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

*ped- Proto-Indo-European expedītus Latin

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# expedite

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt
**IPA (UK):** ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt
**Frequency rank:** 23846

## Meanings
1. To make something happen faster; to speed up a process.
2. To deal with a task quickly and efficiently.

## Examples
- We paid extra to expedite the delivery of our order.
- The new manager promised to expedite the backlog of complaints.

## Antonyms
- impede

## Derived Forms
- expeditely
- expediteness

## Related Forms
- accelerate
- dispatch
- expede
- expedience
- expediency
- expedient
- expediter
- expedition
- expeditious
- expeditiously
- facilitate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ped-
- Root: expedītus

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

## AI Etymology
Expedite is from Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”). In present-day use, it can mean to make something happen faster; to speed up a process, or to deal with a task quickly and efficiently. Derived formations include expeditely and expediteness.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Actions & Processes

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