expediently
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7.0
- adverb
- /ɪkˈspiːdiəntli/
- Formal
:
de manera conveniente
- In a similar incident, when Juan Gualberto Gomez withdrew from the senatorial race in 1908, the Partido Conservador expediently offered him a senator's seat, which he refused.
- do it expediently
Examples
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When I give you an order I expect you to carry it out expediently.
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To resolve the issue expediently, the team implemented a temporary solution while working on a long-term fix.
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And I know who can get it done the best, most expediently, who should be taking care of that.
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Yeah, and that would be done expediently.
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Again, this speaks to the notion of teachers wanting information and resources that can expediently support their teaching.
Academic text (2012) -
I see there's only one way to deal with people like you: expediently.
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Usually, the disease progresses very rapidly, with a mortality rate approaching 70% if not expediently diagnosed and treated.
Academic text (1995) -
Their job involves detecting, diagnosing, and rehabilitating injured athletes to return to play as expediently as possible.
Academic text (2001) -
As such, the items were designed to reflect issues of time use (e.g., "Time does not typically go to waste in my practice sessions") and meeting goals in a timely manner (e.g., "I can achieve practice goals expediently").
Academic text (2015) -
The enlarged raven population also disperses northward, with individuals foraging expediently on whatever they can find, including songbird eggs and nestlings.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
261
3.6
In a way that gets the result you want
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3.7
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
In a way that gets the result you want
In a way that suits the situation
Antonyms
How Expedient
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Expediently comes from Latin parts ex- 'out' and ped 'foot'. A helpful image is 'freeing the foot' so you can move fast, which gives the idea of doing something in the quickest or most useful way. That's why to act expediently is to choose a quick, useful way to get things done, sometimes without thinking about whether it is right or fair.