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expeditiousadjective having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitationa company that is well-regarded for its expeditious handling of any request or complaint alacritous, alert, prompt, quick, ready, willing receptive, responsiveimmediate, instant, instantaneous, summarybreakneck, breathless, brisk, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, hit-and-run, lightning, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, speedy, swift, whirlwindeager, keen, sharpapt, clever, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp-witted, smart unresponsivecrawling, creeping, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, laggard, lagging, lazy, lazyish, leisurely, logy(also loggy), poking, poky(or pokey), slothful, slow, slowish, sluggish, tardy, unhurrieddormant, idle, inactive, inert fast, rapid, swift, fleet, quick, speedy, hasty, expeditious mean moving, proceeding, or acting with celerity.fast and rapid are very close in meaning, but fast applies particularly to the thing that movesfast horses and rapid to the movement itself.rapid current swift suggests great rapidity coupled with ease of movement.returned the ball with one swift stroke fleet adds the implication of lightness and nimbleness.fleet runners quick suggests promptness and the taking of little time.a quick wit speedy implies quickness of successful accomplishmentspeedy delivery of mail and may also suggest unusual velocity.hasty suggests hurry and precipitousness and often connotes carelessness.a hasty inspection expeditious suggests efficiency together with rapidity of accomplishment.the expeditious handling of an order in 1599 |