Expeditious
adj.capable, energeticformal
What it means
Completed promptly and efficiently without needless delay.
Reach for it when praising fast handling that retains care and order
The expeditious response restored clean water before nightfall.
Choose between these
5- playful
quick as a flash
when vivid informal praise for immediate action fits
not when The idiom exaggerates speed and is unsuitable for measured reporting.
- everyday
when action occurs at the useful or required moment
not when Timely does not mean the work itself was completed quickly.
- warm
when speed deserves energetic praise
not when Swift highlights pace and can ignore accuracy, fairness, or preparation.
- professional
when good use of time and resources matters
not when An efficient process may still move slowly because of necessary stages.
- professional
when timely response is the main virtue
not when Prompt can mean merely on schedule and says little about efficient execution.
Said against
3- slow
- dilatory
- inefficient
It naturally appears in
3- expeditious manner
The appeal was handled in an expeditious manner with both sides heard.
- expeditious response
An expeditious response kept the small leak from spreading.
- fair and expeditious
The panel promised a fair and expeditious review of every claim.
Where this comes from
- wiktionary, English adjective, adjective sense acting or done quickly and efficiently opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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