/ek"spi duyt'/ , v. , expedited, expediting , adj.
v.t.
1. to speed up the progress of; hasten: to expedite shipments.
2. to accomplish promptly, as a piece of business; dispatch: to expedite one's duties.
3. to issue or dispatch, as an official document or letter.
adj.
4. Obs. ready for action; alert.
[ 1425-75; late ME expeditus (ptp. of expedire to disengage, set the feet free), equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + ped- (s. of pes ) FOOT + -itus -ITE 2 ]
Syn. 1. quicken, push, accelerate, hurry.
Ant. 1. delay.