expediently
adverb formal uk/ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt.li/ us/ɪkˈspiː.di.ənt.li/
方便地;权宜地;合算地
in a way that is helpful or useful in a particular situation, but sometimes not morally acceptable
We were looking to get something done expediently. 我们希望能方便地把事情办了。
He has expediently adjusted his stance on several social issues. 他在几个社会问题上出于私利而调整了立场。
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- The issues must be decided as expediently as possible.
- Businesses are expediently squeezing as much as they can out of their current workers.
- It's simply a matter of working together expediently.