Expediting

/ˌɛkspəˈdaɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Making something happen faster or more efficiently by removing delays and obstacles.

Etymology

From Latin 'expedire' (to free the feet, make ready), from 'ex-' (out) + 'pes' (foot). Originally meant literally freeing someone's feet for movement, evolved to mean removing barriers to progress generally.

Kelly Says

The 'ped' root meaning 'foot' appears in expedition, expedite, and pedal—all about movement! Medieval soldiers who could 'expedite' movement in their armor were valued because they could actually walk without tripping on their own gear.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በፍጥነት
be-fut-net
ARالعربية
سريع
sari'3
BNবাংলা
স্বাভাবিক
shob-ho-bik
CACatalà
expedit
ek-spe-dit
CSČeština
urychleněn
oo-rych-le-nen
DADansk
hurtig behandlet
hur-tig be-hand-let
DEDeutsch
beschleunigt
be-shloen-ig-t
ELΕλληνικά
ταχύτερος
tak-yoo-te-ros
ESEspañol
expidiendo
ehk-spe-dee-en-doh
FAفارسی
سریع
se-ree3
FISuomi
kiirehdytetty
ki-ree-hdy-tet-ty
FRFrançais
accélérant
ak-seh-le-ran
GUGU
ઝડપથી
zhad-pati
HAHA
tsafta
tsaf-ta
HEעברית
הושלם במהירות
ho-shel-em ba-me-he-reet
HIहिन्दी
तेज़ी से पूरा किया जा रहा है
tay-zee se poo-ra kee-ya jaa rahaa hai
HUMagyar
gyorsított
gyors-it-t
IDBahasa Indonesia
mempercepat
memper-cep-at
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re i-ke
ITItaliano
accelerando
ahk-sel-eh-rah-ndo
JA日本語
迅速に処理中
sōsoku ni shori chū
KKKK
жедел
je-del
KMKM
លឿន
lyu-en
KO한국어
신속하게 처리 중
sin-sok-ha-ge che-ri-eo jung
MRMR
तेजीने
tay-jee-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
ditegas
di-te-gas
MYမြန်မာ
လျင်မြန်
lin-m-yan
NLNederlands
versneld
ver-shnel-dt
NONorsk
akselerert
ak-se-ler-ert
PAPA
ਤੇਜ਼
tay-z
PLPolski
pospieszony
po-spee-shon-ee
PTPortuguês
agilizando
ah-jee-lee-zan-doh
RORomână
accelerat
ah-kseh-le-rat
RUРусский
ускоряя
uskoryaya
SVSvenska
expedit
ek-spe-dit
SWKiswahili
haraka
ha-ra-ka
TAதமிழ்
வேகமாக 처리
ve-ga-ma-ka che-ri-ti
TEతెలుగు
తీవ్రంగా
tee-v-ra-nga
THไทย
เร่งด่วน
reng-durn
TLTL
napabilis
na-pa-bi-lis
TRTürkçe
hızlandırıyor
hiz-lan-dir-iyor
UKУкраїнська
швидко
shvid-ko
URاردو
تیز
teez
VITiếng Việt
nhanh chóng
nhanh chong
YOYO
ṣẹẹ̀
sheh
ZH中文
加急处理中
jiājù chǔlǐ zhōng
ZUZU
ngaphandle
ngap-han-dle

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