expediency
/ɪkˈspidiənsi/
noun
- The quality of being convenient and practical, often at the expense of moral principles.
- He criticized the government's expediency in ignoring environmental laws.
- The company's decision was based on financial expediency, not customer safety.
- Expediency sometimes leads to shortcuts that cause problems later.
- Speed and efficiency in achieving a goal.
- The new process improved expediency in the shipping department.
- For expediency, they used a simpler method to solve the problem.
- The rescue team acted with expediency to save the hikers.
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