expedite C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈɛk.spɪˌdaɪt/ UK /ˈɛk.spəˌdaɪt/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something happen... hasten ↔ Opposites impede Word family Forms expeditedexpeditesexpediting Derived forms expeditelyexpediteness Related forms acceleratedispatchexpedeexpedienceexpediencyexpedientexpediterexpeditionexpeditiousexpeditiouslyfacilitate Etymology AI details From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”). *ped- Proto-Indo-European expedītus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expedite **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **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 markdown