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Expedite vs Expedited - What's the difference?

expedite | expedited |

As verbs the difference between expedite and expedited

is that expedite is to accelerate the progress of while expedited is past tense of expedite.

As adjectives the difference between expedite and expedited

is that expedite is free of impediment; unimpeded while expedited is accelerated.

expedite

English

Verb

(expedit)
  • To accelerate the progress of.
    • He expedited the search by alphabetizing the papers.
  • To perform (a task) fast and efficiently.

    • Antonyms

    * impede * slow down

    Related terms

    * expede (obsolete) * expedience * expediency * expedient * expedition

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Free of impediment; unimpeded.
  • * Hooker
    • to make the way plain and expedite
  • Expeditious; quick; prompt.
  • * Tillotson
    • nimble and expedite in its operation
  • * John Locke
    • Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying their thoughts.
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    expedited

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (expedite)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • accelerated
  • arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently