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speedy

/ˈspiːdi/
verb

  1. To process in a faster than normal, accelerated way

  2. (Wiktionary and WMF jargon) to apply the speedy rule in an online community (often the deletion rule); speedy delete

    "The guy is *not* so obviously insignificant that speedying him is appropriate."

Synonymsspeed up, speedy delete
adjective

  1. Rapid; swift

Synonymsfast, quick, rapid, swift

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