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# expeditious

adjective (expeditious, more expeditious)

«expeditious» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Quick and efficient; done fast and without wasting time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#m1)

### In the lessons

Mostly used in formal letters, business and law: «an expeditious reply». In stories it can make a character sound stiff or official. Phrases: in an expeditious manner, expeditious delivery.

### Examples

- We thank you for your expeditious reply. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x1)
- The council promised an expeditious repair of the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x2)
- The most expeditious way to the station is by train. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x3)
- The judge asked for an expeditious end to the case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x4)
- The nurse dealt with the queue in an expeditious way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x5)
- An expeditious tidy-up meant we could go out to play sooner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/#x6)

### Note

Adverb: expeditiously. Related to «expedite» (to speed something up), not directly to «expedition» (a long journey), although they share a root. A formal word; in everyday speech say «quick» or «fast».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «expeditious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expeditious/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«expeditious» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expeditious.html) on Mova free.