expedient
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7.3
- adjective
- /ɪkˈspiːdiənt/
- Formal
:
conveniente
- Activists often seek a more expedient route to justice than reliance on constitutional expressions of majority will.
- politically expedient
- most expedient
- find it expedient
So he says for this reason, it may be expedient to avoid the name God.
- So he says for this reason, it may be expedient to avoid the name God.
- A state may choose to exercise these rights in nice ways if that is deemed politically expedient.
- But like usually it's where it's in the form of are we allowing ourselves to do what's expedient or easy?
- And it's in some sense to be expedient is to take the short term.
- Because because now it's, it's it's expedient or it's because it's about time.
- My sense is that most people are going to, you know, sort of behave in a manner that is, is, you know, survivor expedient for them.
Examples
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When the novel was published in this country, Brown was not above making some expedient changes.
Academic text (1992) -
Doing so might be expedient, but such a landing left any army extremely vulnerable.
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So he says for this reason, it may be expedient to avoid the name God.
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I know you must have many questions to ask, but let me make things expedient and try to explain...
Fiction book (1998) -
But something tells me this approach will prove more expedient.
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Social media marketing creates a trust relationship with the public that makes marketing products both expedient and effective.
Academic text (2013) -
So isn't it a case of an expedient political situation that benefits both sides?
Fiction book (2001) -
Consequently, some churches find it expedient to rent out the space to nearby enterprises during certain time periods.
Academic text (2001) -
Survival of the pediatric patient is dependent upon expedient diagnosis and treatment of the disease.
Academic text (1995) -
In a crisis, it may be more expedient to act quickly rather than wait for the perfect solution.
Synonyms
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Easy to use or reach and good for your needs
Antonyms
Compounds
How Expedient
Surface Forms
Etymology
Expedient comes from the Latin verb expedire, which means 'to free the feet', made from ex- 'out' and ped- 'foot', so imagine untying your feet to move quickly. That's why an expedient action is something practical or convenient that helps you reach a goal quickly, even if it is not the best or most proper choice.