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Rushing vs Expedite - What's the difference?

rushing | expedite |

As verbs the difference between rushing and expedite

is that rushing is while expedite is to accelerate the progress of.

As a noun rushing

is a rapid surging motion.

As an adjective expedite is

free of impediment; unimpeded.

rushing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rapid surging motion.
  • * 1841 , Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine

    • 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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