Definition of Expedient

suitable to the circumstances; appropriate

Examples of Expedient in a sentence

Given the fact the police will be looking for us soon, it is expedient we leave this apartment quickly!  🔊

Even though there are adverse effects to taking the medication, the drug’s manufacturer feels it is expedient to ignore these reactions until a later date.  🔊

My mother is a chatty woman and is quite skilled at getting rid of nosey neighbors in an expedient manner.  🔊

While the patient has no insurance, it is expedient that the hospital staff take all life-saving methods, regardless of their costs.  🔊

Although we need a solution to the water shortage, it is not expedient for us to take the first option on the table.  🔊

Sadly, the government has deemed it expedient to raise taxes on middle class families.  🔊

While I could have taken the train to New York City, I found it more expedient to fly there.  🔊

There has to be a more expedient means of counting the beans than by taking them out of the jar one by one.  🔊

After being surrounded by two dozen police officers, the criminal felt it was an expedient time to lower his weapon.  🔊

Even though it went against all his principles, the governor found it expedient to negotiate with the kidnappers in order to save his daughter.  🔊

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