Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Acting or done with speed and efficiency. synonym: fast.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Performed with celerity; quick; hasty; speedy: as, an expeditious march.
- Nimble; active; swift; acting with celerity: as, an expeditious messenger or runner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with, expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Fast ,prompt ,speedy . - adjective of a process or thing Completed or done with
efficiency andspeed ;facilitating speed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective marked by speed and efficiency
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Examples
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Judge Feldman, in his ruling, said the government is required to act in an "expeditious" manner, and that "the time delays at issue here are unreasonable."
Judge Orders U.S. to Decide on Drilling Permits Stephen Power 2011
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Instead, senators passed an amendment, negotiated by Boxer and Barrasso, mandating "expeditious" NEPA reviews.
Obama administration gives billions in stimulus money without environmental safeguards Kristen Lombardiand John Solomon 2010
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But the one thing that -- for me, from a psychological point of view, that points -- that makes some sense out of this is these Web sites were the Web sites of a person who had a kind of expeditious agenda in terms of getting rich quickly, you know, sort of phoning it in, making things happen quickly.
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This would include, among others, principles such as expeditious and timeous tax administration, as well as fair, impartial and consistent application of the law.
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Senators passed an amendment mandating "expeditious" reviews.
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Senators passed an amendment mandating "expeditious" reviews.
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NESBRU, Norway - Peace talks between the Philippine government and Marxist rebels resumed Tuesday after a six-year break, with the rebels calling for the "expeditious" release of a communist leader and four other prisoners.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Senators passed an amendment mandating "expeditious" reviews.
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NESBRU, Norway - Peace talks between the Philippine government and Marxist rebels have resumed after a six-year break, with the rebels demanding the "expeditious" release of a communist leader and four other prisoners.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Senators passed an amendment mandating "expeditious" reviews.
The Seattle Times 2011
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