| 单词 | expedite |
| 释义 | expedite /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 < L expeditus (ptp. of expedire to disengage, set the feet free), equiv. to ex- EX-1 + ped- (s. of pes) FOOT + -itus -ITE2] Syn. 1. quicken, push, accelerate, hurry. Ant. 1. delay. |
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