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Expedite Pronunciation

Expedite is pronounced EK-spi-dyt, IPA /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/.

EK-spi-dyt

US /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪt/  ·  UK /ˈɛkspəˌdaɪt/

Syllables: EK · spi · dyt (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

verb: To make a process or an arrangement happen sooner than it otherwise would.

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Expedite in a Sentence

  • A phone call to the office expedited the whole thing.
  • They paid extra to expedite delivery.
  • Nothing we did seemed to expedite the paperwork.

Common Mispronunciations of Expedite

Not ek-SPE-dyt

The opening EK is the loud one, which is unusual for a verb of this length.

Not EK-spi-deet

The last syllable rhymes with kite. A long ee there belongs to a different word family.

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