Synonyms of expediting

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.

Related Words

• facilitating
• accelerating
• aiding
• easing
• encouraging
• dispatching
• hastening
• hurrying
• fast-tracking
• quickening
• rushing
• bundling
• pushing
• urging
• speeding (up)
• spurring
• whisking
• propelling
• racing
• stirring
• prodding
• driving
• goading

Dissimilar Words

• delaying
• impeding
• restraining
• hindering
• hampering
• interfering (with)
• checking
• stopping
• holding back
• encumbering
• staying
• hobbling
• tying up
• arresting
• holding up
• stalling
• reining (in)
• shackling
• fettering
• retarding
• stilling
• manacling
• trammeling
• braking
• slowing (down)
• decelerating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expediting

The commission is investigating Castro, who owns a permit-expediting business, over potential violations of state ethics laws. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Really, the accomplishment was changing the rules and expediting [affordable] housing. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

The city also is considering removing zoning barriers and expediting development approvals, while studying whether to use an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District to help finance improvements downtown. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

The regulator is monitoring supply and offering assistance to manufacturers seeking to increase production, including expediting the review of submissions related to increasing supply when appropriate. — Sriparna Roy, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Traditional nuclear licensing can take years, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expediting certain processes to approve some SMR designs in 18 months or less. — Donald Keough, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026

Sport is full of bad actors expediting the death of discourse with repulsive antics. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Another option is to use a third-party passport expediting service. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 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