the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > leading to speedy execution (4)
Of a way, method, or process: That saves time or space, expeditious, not circuitous, direct; summary. Obsolete.
Compendious, expeditious, brief.
Of action, a voyage, etc.: Speedily performed. Of a method: Leading to speedy performance. Of an answer: Quickly given, ready.