[with obj.]make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly 加速(行动,进程) he promised to expedite economic reforms. 他承诺加快经济改革的步伐。
派生 expediter noun
(亦作 expeditor)
语源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'perform quickly'): from Latin expedire 'extricate (originally by freeing the feet), put in order', from ex- 'out' + pes, ped- 'foot'