as in quick
having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation
a company that is well-regarded for its expeditious handling of any request or complaint
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Recent Examples of expeditious
Since 1997, the settlement, known as the Flores Agreement, has required federal U.S. immigration officials to hold migrant children in facilities that are safe and sanitary; provide them access to lawyers; and seek their expeditious release from government custody.
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May 22, CBS News, 22 May 2025
But Smoke and Stack respond with expeditious intensity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Through intelligent automation, development can be completed at a far more expeditious rate, reliability can be increased, and human error can be minimized.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The league continues to believe that the new APT rules are valid and enforceable and is pressing for an expeditious resolution of this matter.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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May 22, CBS News, 22 May 2025
But Smoke and Stack respond with expeditious intensity.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Through intelligent automation, development can be completed at a far more expeditious rate, reliability can be increased, and human error can be minimized.
—William Jones, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The league continues to believe that the new APT rules are valid and enforceable and is pressing for an expeditious resolution of this matter.
—Dan Sheldon, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expeditious
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In fact, a quick review of the central bank’s dot plot underscores just how divided the Fed Governors are on the question of whether to cut interest rates (and by how much) over the next 12 months.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Changing your own wipers is quick and easy.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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This swift reversal highlights how rapidly speculative investments can dissipate in a market driven more by hype than by underlying fundamentals.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the Gates worked at a swift clip, releasing three more albums over the next three years.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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There was no immediate comment from Kimmel.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the immediate aftermath, the head of the Federal Communications Commission issued a threat to Disney, the parent company of ABC.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Expeditious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expeditious. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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