expedite

UK: /ˈɛkspɪdaɪt/ US: /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ ,(ek′spi dīt′)

Inflections of 'expedite' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

expedites

v 3rd person singular

expediting

v pres p

expedited

v past

expedited

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•pe•dite /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -dit•ed, -dit•ing. 

1. to speed up the progress of;
   perform promptly:
   They promised to expedite payment.

ex•pe•dit•er, ex•pe•di•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ex•pe•dite  (ek′spi dīt′), v., -dit•ed, -dit•ing, adj. 
v.t. 

1. to speed up the progress of;
   hasten:
   to expedite shipments.
2. to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business;
   dispatch:
   to expedite one's duties.
3. to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.

adj. 

4. [Obs.] ready for action;
   alert.

• Latin expedītus (past participle of expedīre to disengage, set the feet free), equivalent. to ex- ex-¹ + ped- (stem of pēs) foot + -ītus -ite²
• late Middle English 1425–75

Synonyms

• 1. quicken, push, accelerate, hurry.

Antonyms

• 1. delay.

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expedite / ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/ verb (transitive)

1. to hasten the progress of; hasten or assist
2. to do or process (something, such as business matters) with speed and efficiency

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin expedīre, literally: to free the feet (as from a snare), hence, liberate, from ex-¹ + pēs foot