Vocabulary
Expeditious
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
done with speed and efficiency.
Urdu meaning
پھرتیلا، تیز، تیز رو
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It seems that starvation and killings are not enough to achieve the goal of total and expeditious ethnic-cleansing of Gaza.
- Despite his earlier statements that he wanted an expeditious end to the war, his actions prove the contrary.
- Most troubling is that 74,918 of these inmates are still awaiting trial, caught in the quicksand of a sluggish judicial system that makes Dickens` Jarndyce v Jarndyce look expeditious.
- Hence, before the situation reaches a point where people choose mob justice over the criminal justice system, expeditious delivery of justice must be guaranteed.
- Its expeditious privatisation is the only way to reduce the burden on taxpayers and the government budget.
Synonyms
speedy, swift, quick, rapid, fast; prompt, punctual, immediate, instant, sudden; high-speed
Curator example
“an expeditious investigation”
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