To cause something to happen more quickly.
The team worked hard to expedite the delivery of the much needed supplies. They knew people were waiting anxiously, and every minute counted. They wanted to get the medicine there fast.
The antique clock's ticking grew louder, a frantic pulse in the quiet room. We had to finish this contraption, a delicate arrangement of gears and springs. A missing component meant disaster. We needed to find it, to expedite its return before the delicate balance tipped irrevocably.
The old farmer watched the storm clouds roll in. He needed to get the rare moonpetal flowers under cover before the hail hit. He told his son, "Hurry, we must expedite this. We can't let that precious crop get ruined."
My cat, Bartholomew, decided my shoelaces were his personal racetrack. To expedite his zoomies, I'd tie them loosely. He'd zoom, trip, and then glare at me like I'd personally offended his feline dignity. It was a silly, furry race against time and tangled strings.
My pet snail, Bartholomew, needed to finish his slime-sculpture competition by lunch. To expedite his progress, I gently fanned him with a lettuce leaf. He responded by inching *slightly* faster, leaving a shimmering trail of pure artistic intent.
The storm was worsening, and the stranded hikers needed help fast. We had to find a way to expedite their rescue, get them out of the freezing cold before it was too late. Every minute counted.
The emergency beacon finally activated. We had to expedite the repair of the atmospheric scrubber, or the colonists wouldn't last the cycle. Every second counted, and a delay meant watching the last of the breathable air vanish.
The ancient gears ground to a halt, the air thick with the smell of ozone. We needed to expedite the repairs on the interstellar warp drive, or the entire ship would become a derelict, lost in the void. Panic simmered, but the mechanics worked with desperate speed.
My cat, a fluffy dictator, demands breakfast at 3 AM. To avoid the ear-splitting meows, I quickly toss kibble, hoping to expedite his departure from my face. Apparently, the scent of dried fish can make even a sleep-deprived zombie move at lightning speed.
The squirrel king, furious his acorn reserves were dwindling, ordered his fastest messenger squirrels to expedite the delivery of nuts from the forbidden walnut grove. They zipped through the trees, a fuzzy brown blur, desperate to expedite the royal snack situation before the grumpy monarch declared war on the chipmunks.
The urgent message crackled through the radio, demanding we expedite the delivery. Our truck already raced down the highway, but the thought of the families waiting pushed us to push harder. We had to get those supplies to them, now.
The urgent need for the antidote made us desperate. We begged the apothecary to expedite the mixing process, our brother's labored breaths a constant, agonizing reminder of time slipping away. Every second felt like an eternity as we watched him.
The frantic beeping of the heart monitor amplified her worry. Doctors needed to expedite the surgery; her daughter's fever spiked alarmingly. Every second felt like an eternity as they prepared the operating room, hoping to hasten the necessary procedure and stabilize the child.
To expedite my quest for the ultimate donut, I bravely navigated the chaotic morning rush hour, honking enthusiastically at dawdlers. My mission: to acquire a sprinkle-laden masterpiece before the greedy office colleagues could even consider coffee. Speed was paramount, for donut-related emergencies wait for no one.
The urgent dispatch of a single, rogue badger carrying a crucial, albeit slightly damp, cheese sandwich was initiated to expedite the peace negotiations between the warring factions of garden gnomes and sentient squirrels. Their territorial dispute over the prize-winning petunias had escalated to a level that could only be resolved by the timely arrival of this dairy-laden diplomat.
The desperate cries for aid underscored the urgency; we had to expedite relief efforts, getting supplies to the beleaguered populace before the dire situation degenerated further. Every moment counted in alleviating their suffering.
The irate patron slammed his fist on the counter. "This glacial pace is intolerable! I need you to *expedite* my order; this entire venture hinges on timely delivery of these exotic bioluminescent fungal cultures before they lose their vibrancy."
The precarious tremor of the astrolabe's gyroscopes spurred the chronometer technician; he had to expedite the recalibration. His clandestine patrons would not tolerate any further delays in deciphering the celestial anomalies, the very fabric of their esoteric dogma depended on accurate predictive trajectories.
To expedite the delivery of my prodigious hoard of artisanal pickles, I offered the beleaguered courier a king's ransom in emeralds and a lifetime supply of my famous brine. His eyes, previously glazed with ennui, suddenly evinced a pronounced alacrity.
The illustrious badger opera troupe, a veritable menagerie of basso profondo rodents, urgently needed to locate their misplaced dirigible conductor's baton. The entire production's precarious success hinged on their ability to expedite its retrieval, lest the meticulously rehearsed rendition of "Ode to a Particularly Juicy Grub" devolve into chaotic squeaking.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.