/ ˈekspədaɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make a process happen more quickly
SYN speed up :
We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (in the sense perform quickly ): from Latin expedire extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order, from ex- out + pes , ped- foot.