expedite
to speed up the progress of something
TRANSLATION
expedite = etwas beschleunigen, vorantreiben --- GOOGLE INDEX expedite: approximately 19,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
On a visit to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, Mr Blinken said the US had EXPEDITED the delivery of weapons to the Saudi-led coalition.
(BBC News)
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The company spent nearly $20 billion in acquisitions designed to EXPEDITE its entry into cloud computing.
(Forbes magazine)
(BBC News)
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The company spent nearly $20 billion in acquisitions designed to EXPEDITE its entry into cloud computing.
(Forbes magazine)
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expedite
verb
- to cause something to be done or progress more quickly
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Expedite stems from the Latin "expeditus," which literally means to free the feet from chains or shackles (ex = out + pedis = chains for the feet). And of course "pedis" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "ped" or foot, which has given us a range of related words like pedal, pedestal, pedestrian and podiatry (foot medicine).
From the literal sense of expedite - to free the feet from shackles - the figurative sense of speeding-up eventually developed. This also led to related terms such as:
- expeditious = an adjective that means speedy, quickly accomplished (He always responds to inquiries in an expeditious manner)
- expedient = helpful or useful in a particular situation (I think it would be expedient to discuss the terms of the agreement before going any further)
- expedition = a long, organized trip for a specific purpose (Researchers found new species of fish during the expedition to South America)
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SYNONYMS
accelerate, advance, dispatch, fast-track, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed-up, urge
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Call the warehouse and ask if they can expedite the shipment to the customer."
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Thanks to Hendrik for suggesting today's word!
verb
- to cause something to be done or progress more quickly
(Cambridge Dictionary)
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Expedite stems from the Latin "expeditus," which literally means to free the feet from chains or shackles (ex = out + pedis = chains for the feet). And of course "pedis" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root "ped" or foot, which has given us a range of related words like pedal, pedestal, pedestrian and podiatry (foot medicine).
From the literal sense of expedite - to free the feet from shackles - the figurative sense of speeding-up eventually developed. This also led to related terms such as:
- expeditious = an adjective that means speedy, quickly accomplished (He always responds to inquiries in an expeditious manner)
- expedient = helpful or useful in a particular situation (I think it would be expedient to discuss the terms of the agreement before going any further)
- expedition = a long, organized trip for a specific purpose (Researchers found new species of fish during the expedition to South America)
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SYNONYMS
accelerate, advance, dispatch, fast-track, hasten, hurry, quicken, rush, speed-up, urge
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"Call the warehouse and ask if they can expedite the shipment to the customer."
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Thanks to Hendrik for suggesting today's word!
