expedite

/ˈekspədaɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈekspədaɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈek-spə-ˌdīt/ (ame, mw)

expedite — verb

  • expeditepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • expediteshe / she / it
  • expeditedpast simple
  • expediting-ing form

1. to make an official process, request, or task move forward faster than it normal

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to make an official process, request, or task move forward faster than it normally would, often by giving it priority or removing delays.

例句

Sivan paid an extra fee to expedite her passport application before the family trip.

expedite + noun (process/request)

The mayor promised to expedite repairs on the bridge damaged by last week's storm.

expedite + noun (repairs/work)

同義詞
  • accelerate

    more general; works for physical speed (a car) as well as processes.

  • hasten

    literary or formal; often used with abstract nouns like 'decline' or 'departure'.

  • fast-track

    more informal business register; suggests jumping ahead of a queue or normal procedure.

反義詞
  • delay

    everyday register; the direct opposite for processes and requests.

  • hinder

    suggests creating obstacles, not just slowing down.

文法句型

expedite + noun (process/request/delivery)

用法筆記

Subject is usually an institution, official, or system; object is typically a process, request, decision, or delivery rather than a person.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher expedited the slow students.
✅The teacher helped the slow students finish faster.
💡'expedite' takes a process or task as its object, not a person.
❌I expedited to the airport.
✅I hurried to the airport.
💡'expedite' is transitive and formal; it doesn't mean a person moving quickly.