adjective · rare

expeditious

expeditious · more expeditious · most expeditious

schnell, zügig

Fast, prompt, speedyFast, prompt, speedy.

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/ɛkspɪˈdɪʃəs/

» It's more expeditious to do it that way.

Meaning

2 senses

Fast, prompt, speedy.
Near-synonym: expedited
schnell, zügig
Completed or done with efficiency and speed; facilitating speed.
Near-synonym: expedited
marked by speed and efficiency

Examples

4 sentences

It's more expeditious to do it that way.
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He gave an expeditious answer to an inquiry.
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We hope the process will be as expeditious as possible.
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There is a more expeditious way we could be doing this.
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Translations

3 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

Fast, prompt, speedy:

Origin

From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, rea

From Middle English expedycius (“useful, fitting”), from Latin expedītus (“disengaged, ready, convenient, prompt; unfettered, unencumbered”), past participle of expediō.

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