expedience

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A noun referring to the quality of being convenient and practical, often prioritizing speed or ease over principle or correctness.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, zweckmäßig, praktisch oder vorteilhaft zu sein, oft verbunden mit dem Vorrang von Nützlichkeit oder Schnelligkeit vor Prinzipien oder Richtigkeit.

1. Convenience or practicality C1 formal

   The quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral.

   • The decision was made based on political expedience rather than principle.
   • He chose the path of expedience to save time.
   • Expedience often overrides ethics in business negotiations.

   🇩🇪Zweckmäßigkeit

   Synonyme: advantageousnessconvenienceexpediencypracticalitypragmatismsuitabilityusefulnessutility

   Antonyme: impracticalityinconvenienceinexpedience

2. Speed and efficiency C1 formal

   The quality of being done quickly and efficiently.

   • The expedience of the emergency response saved many lives.
   • We must balance expedience with thoroughness in our work.
   • The project was completed with remarkable expedience.

   🇩🇪Schnelligkeit und Effizienz

   Synonyme: effectivenessefficiencyexpediencypromptnessspeed

   Antonyme: inefficiencyslownesswastefulness

• expediences plural form
• expediences' possessive plural form
• expedience's possessive singular form