expedition (n.)
haste, speedy action, prompt dispatch
2H4 IV.iii.34[Falstaff to Prince John] Have I in my poor and old motion the expedition of thought?
H5 II.ii.191[King Henry to all] Let us deliver / Our puissance into the hand of God, / Putting it straight in expedition
Mac II.iii.107[Macbeth to all] The expedition of my violent love / Outrun the pauser reason
TG I.iii.37[Antonio to Panthino, of Proteus] Even with the speediest expedition / I will dispatch him to the Emperor's court
TG III.i.164[Duke to Valentine] if thou linger ... / Longer than swiftest expedition / Will give thee time to leave our royal court ... my wrath shall far exceed the love / I ever bore my daughter
TG V.i.6[Eglamour alone, of lovers] they spur their expedition
Tim V.ii.3[Messenger to Third Senator, of Alcibiades] his expedition promises / Present approach
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