expedite
To accelerate the progress ofTo accelerate the progress of.
» We're trying to expedite the process.
Мы пытаемся ускорить процесс.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To accelerate the progress of.
He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
beschleunigen
поторапливатьpotoraplivatʹ, ускоря́тьuskorjátʹ, продвига́тьprodvigátʹ
speed up the progress of; facilitate
(broadly, transitive)To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.
быстро выполня́тьbystro vypolnjátʹ, быстро справля́тьсяbystro spravljátʹsja
process fast and efficiently
To perform the duties of an expediter.
(obsolete, transitive)To free from impediment; to release or set at liberty.
Examples
12 sentencesWe're trying to expedite the process.
ruМы пытаемся ускорить процесс.
Would you like to expedite this order?
I'll drop out and grab my tank to expedite this.
deIch wechsle auf meinen Tank, um das hier zu beschleunigen.
I created this automatic program to expedite the banal task of sorting these images.
Expedited delivery will cost an additional ten dollars.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“brFrom Latin expedītus (“unimpeded, unfettered”), perfect passive participle of expediō (“bring forward, set right”).
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Forms
expedites, expediting, expedited, expeditedSynonyms
1 synonyms- speed up the progress of; facilitate:hasten
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle