to dispatch

Examples

• All

• In order to meet the deadline, we must dispatch these tasks as quickly as possible.

• After receiving the complaint, the staff worked efficiently to dispatch the issue.

• Makes you wonder why they were able to quickly dispatch the individual.

• Police dispatch, what is your emergency?

  Capone (2020)

• I'll dispatch it for you.

  The Left Hand of God (1955)

• You may not use the radio either to dispatch or receive messages.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The swift and consistent manner in which the Council dispatched its advice and consent is apparent.

  Academic text (2005)

• The machine hummed, the pictures were taken, and the film was dispatched to the processing lab.

  Academic text (2004)

• Just two days later, Wright dispatched a letter to the remnants of his council explaining his course of action.

  Academic text (2014)

• Worse, the opportunity was lost to dispatch a peacekeeping force to Bosnia to discourage violence before it began.

  Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

C

to complete

vsto dispatch

∞ 1.0

To finish something or make it whole

adds the idea of speed and efficiency not present in just ending

D

to discharge

vsto dispatch

9 5.0

Carry out a duty or task

stresses quick efficient completion rather than only performing the duty

M

to make short work of

vsto dispatch

• Informal

4 4.4

To finish something quickly and with little effort

is the general term for handling tasks quickly and efficiently

M

to make quick work of

vsto dispatch

• Informal

4 3.9

Finish a task quickly and well

is the broader term for dealing with tasks fast and efficiently

Antonyms

N

to neglect

256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

P

to procrastinate

26 6.5

To delay doing something you should do because you avoid it

Compounds

D

dispatch rider

• Archaic

1 8.3

A person who carries messages for the army by motorcycle often during war

D

dispatch box

• Formal

1 8.8

A locked box used to carry and keep important government papers like speeches

D

dispatch case

• Formal

7.8

A small lockable case for carrying important papers like letters or legal documents

H

happy dispatch

• Archaic

7.6

A message that gives good news to people

R

radio dispatch

4.4

A short message sent by radio to a central office or to the public

R

Reuters dispatch

• Literature

3.5

A news report from the Reuters news agency

How Fast

to dispatch

20 4.9

to resolve

623 3.3

to handle

∞ 2.1

to address

∞ 3.6

to delay

562 1.4

to procrastinate

26 6.5

Surface Forms

Etymology