expediting

verb

present participle of expedite
as in facilitating
formal to cause (something) to happen faster They've asked the judge to expedite the lawsuits. We'll do what we can to expedite the processing of your insurance claim.

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Recent Examples of expediting Under that directive, the DOJ has been tasked with expediting review of these cases. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 12 May 2026 For Murakami, this isn’t about the financial security of his next contract or expediting his team’s rebuild. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 May 2026 Mayor Mamdani announced on Wednesday a slate of changes aimed at at expediting the construction and leasing process for affordable housing. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026 Assumes the Legislature will make various changes to statute aimed at expediting project delivery, reducing costs, facilitating financing, and increasing the agency’s flexibility. — Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 25 May 2026 Justice Jorge Labarga wrote a dissent arguing the court did have jurisdiction, and chiding the 1st DCA for not expediting a review by the Florida Supreme Court. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 10 June 2026 Justice Jorge Labarga wrote a dissent arguing the court did have jurisdiction, and chiding the First DCA for not expediting a review by the Florida Supreme Court. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026 In the below interview, Kelley and Anderson further break down the season one finale with Paul McCrane’s judge expediting the court proceedings, the fate of certain romantic relationships and areas to explore in season two. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 20 May 2026 In my assessment, meaningful reforms focus on empowering registers of deeds to substantively review suspicious documents before recording them; simplifying and expediting quiet title proceedings; and expanding civil remedies so victims can recover the costs associated with clearing their title. — Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediting
  1. facilitating
  2. accelerating
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  • In 2023, the Ukrainian government sanctioned him for allegedly continuing to engage with Russia, paying taxes to Moscow and facilitating business transactions through his liquor business in Crimea, a Ukrainian peninsula which Russia annexed in 2014.
    — Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Corporate hospitality has become a strategic asset, facilitating relationship building, dealmaking and international commercial diplomacy.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of facilitating
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  • The financial struggles led to them not being able to pay vendors, which led key brands to stop sending the retailers products to sell, further accelerating its decline.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 30 June 2026
  • The move comes amid rising demand for local asset servicing, with Saudi Arabia accelerating the development of its capital markets as part of its Vision 2030 agenda.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of accelerating

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