express
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- adjective
- /ɪkˈsprɛs/
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exprés
- Abruptly, he chooses a package of deli rolls and steps down the aisle toward the nearest checkout, an express line.
Plus, all orders will get free express shipping so you don't have to wait.
- Plus, all orders will get free express shipping so you don't have to wait.
- So this Glacier Express is marketed as the slowest express train in the world.
- Plus, all orders get free express shipping.
Examples
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Plus, all orders will get free express shipping so you don't have to wait.
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A few days later, I received a care package via express mail.
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this is supposed to be an express line!
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This is the express tour.
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Just like an express train.
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I'll give you the express treatment.
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This is the express taxi.
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Plus, all orders get free express shipping.
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Now arriving: express train from New York.
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I took an express bus to get to the airport faster.
Antonyms
Compounds
A large fast passenger ship that has very comfortable rooms and many services
- Formal
An agreement people make on purpose to hold and manage money or property for someone, usually written down
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Express comes from ex- 'out' and press 'to press', the same root you see in the word press. The idea is 'sent out quickly', so an express train or bus runs with few stops and gets you there faster.