expedite
verb /ˈekspədaɪt/
/ˈekspədaɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they expedite | /ˈekspədaɪt/ /ˈekspədaɪt/ |
| he / she / it expedites | /ˈekspədaɪts/ /ˈekspədaɪts/ |
| past simple expedited | /ˈekspədaɪtɪd/ /ˈekspədaɪtɪd/ |
| past participle expedited | /ˈekspədaɪtɪd/ /ˈekspədaɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form expediting | /ˈekspədaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈekspədaɪtɪŋ/ |
- expedite something to make a process happen more quickly synonym speed up
- We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryExpedite is used with these nouns as the object:- implementation
- process
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘perform quickly’): from Latin expedire ‘extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’.