as in to facilitate
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to cause (something) to happen faster
They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.
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From Portugal to Spain to countries throughout the Caribbean, investments of a hundred thousands dollars or so to a few million can expedite the immigration process.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Johnston insisted that expediting work authorization and matching migrants with employers was key to moving newcomers off city assistance.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
All challenges must be filed by Dec. 2. State law sets expedited timeframes for courts to hear cases contesting election results.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
To try to offset that, there are recommendations for EU stakeholders and member states to expedite collaboration and transparency, as a way to deal with the age-old problem of knockoffs.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2024
Johnston insisted that expediting work authorization and matching migrants with employers was key to moving newcomers off city assistance.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
All challenges must be filed by Dec. 2. State law sets expedited timeframes for courts to hear cases contesting election results.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
To try to offset that, there are recommendations for EU stakeholders and member states to expedite collaboration and transparency, as a way to deal with the age-old problem of knockoffs.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Expedite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedite. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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