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Antonyms for expedited

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


Definition of expedited

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 :
  • If Monsieur had the idea to cause to be expedited a little billet?
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Their work was expedited for them by reason that already they knew where you carried your valuables.
  • Extract from : « Sundry Accounts » by Irvin S. Cobb
  • At all events, she expedited in every possible manner the wooing and winning of Althea.
  • Extract from : « Hubert's Wife » by Minnie Mary Lee
  • Instead of cheering, however, it alarmed him, and expedited his movements.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate City » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The entre was expedited by Beethoven, the joint disappeared to a triumphal march.
  • Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering
  • It was ordered that the construction of the Lu-han railway should be expedited.
  • Extract from : « Intimate China » by Mrs. Archibald Little
  • Let a commission be expedited for the examination of the above letter.
  • Extract from : « Records of The Spanish Inquisition » by Andrew Dickson White
  • He had a code, and the first letters of new prisoners were now expedited.
  • Extract from : « The Secrets of a Kuttite » by Edward O. Mousley
  • The slower it is let the better chance of getting it expedited.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
  • Did not Mr. Ker know whether the routes had been expedited or not?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll

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