Meaning
Expedite means to make a process or action happen faster or be completed more quickly. It is often used in business, logistics, and official contexts to describe speeding up something that is delayed or slow.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Verb
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Transitivity: Transitive (requires an object)
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Typical patterns:
- expedite + noun (e.g., expedite a process, expedite delivery)
- be expedited by + agent (in passive voice)
Examples of sentence patterns:
- We need to expedite the approval process.
- The shipment was expedited by air.
Common Phrases
- expedite the process – make a procedure go faster
- expedite delivery – send goods more quickly
- expedite approval – get permission sooner
- expedite shipment – send or transport quickly
Collocations
- Verb + expedite: try to expedite, help expedite, work to expedite
- Noun + expedite: request to expedite, measures to expedite
- Adverb + expedite: quickly expedite, immediately expedite
Examples
- The manager promised to expedite the paperwork so we could start the project sooner.
- They expedited delivery to meet the customer’s deadline.
- Our goal is to expedite the review process and reduce waiting times.
- The embassy helped expedite his visa application.
- The new software will expedite data processing.
- We hired more staff to expedite production.
- The company took steps to expedite shipping during the holiday season.
- Please expedite payment to avoid penalties.
Synonyms or Related
- accelerate
- hasten
- speed up
- facilitate
- quicken
Antonym
- delay
- hinder
- slow down