The new scanning equipment will expedite the security checks at the museum's entrance, reducing visitor wait times.
新的扫描设备将加快博物馆入口的安全检查，减少游客的等待时间。
Which choice best defines “expedite”?
B — To speed up (a process).. “expedite” means To speed up (a process)..
Which word means “To speed up (a process).”?
D — expedite. “expedite” means To speed up (a process)..
expedite — To speed up (a process).. In Chinese: 加快；促进.
expedite is pronounced //ˈɛkspədaɪt//.
The new scanning equipment will expedite the security checks at the museum's entrance, reducing visitor wait times. (新的扫描设备将加快博物馆入口的安全检查，减少游客的等待时间。)
accelerate, hasten, quicken — all close in meaning to expedite (To speed up (a process).).
delay, impede — each the opposite of expedite (To speed up (a process).).
Yes. expedite is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
ex(出) + ped(脚) → 解开脚绊 → 加速。