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Expedited Pronunciation
Expedited is pronounced EK-spi-dy-tid, IPA /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪtɪd/.
EK-spi-dy-tid
US /ˈɛkspɪˌdaɪtɪd/ · UK /ˈɛkspəˌdaɪtɪd/
Syllables: EK · spi · dy · tid (4 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
verb (past tense and past participle of expedite); also adjective: Made to happen faster than usual, or dealt with on a faster route.
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Expedited in a Sentence
- Expedited shipping gets it there by Tuesday.
- A letter from the surgery expedited the referral.
- Nothing we tried expedited the refund.
Common Mispronunciations of Expedited
Not ek-SPE-di-tid
Keep the thump on EK, exactly where the verb puts it, and let the three beats after it run flat.
Not EK-spuh-dee-tid
Sound the i in the third beat as the eye of mine, not as a long ee.
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