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Antonyms for expedite

Grammar : Verb
Spell : ek-spi-dahyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛk spɪˌdaɪt


Definition of expedite

Origin :
  • late 15c. (implied in past participle expedit), from Latin expeditus, past participle of expedire "extricate, disengage, liberate; procure, make ready, make fit, prepare," literally "free the feet from fetters," hence "liberate from difficulties," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + *pedis "fetter, chain for the feet," related to pes (genitive pedis) "foot" (see foot). Cf. Greek pede "fetter." Related: Expedited; expediting.
  • verb make happen faster
Example sentences :
  • Why not expedite your proposed visit to him, and tell him personally?
  • Extract from : « Tom Gerrard » by Louis Becke
  • The judges had given me a promise to expedite the letter the moment it was written.
  • Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico
  • He sat talking till 8.45, and then said he would go and expedite matters.
  • Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin
  • Meanwhile we did all in our power to expedite our departure.
  • Extract from : « The Gorilla Hunters » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • To expedite this proceeding we got another hawser carried on shore.
  • Extract from : « James Braithwaite, the Supercargo » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • It seemed as if the elements had agreed to be favourable, and expedite the return of the exiles.
  • Extract from : « Shifting Winds » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • He was out at dawn every morning, and only too keen to do anything to expedite tuition.
  • Extract from : « The War in the Air; Vol. 1 » by Walter Raleigh.
  • I have no wish to expedite communication with the Americans.
  • Extract from : « Gryll Grange » by Thomas Love Peacock
  • But none of the mechanical powers are applied on the great scale to facilitate and to expedite labour.
  • Extract from : « Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton » by John Barrow
  • Expedite the divorce—you can do so if you will—and I am your fast friend.
  • Extract from : « Windsor Castle » by William Harrison Ainsworth

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