1. suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance; practical rather than morally right

1. a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral

Examples

• It would be expedient to leave early to avoid traffic.
• The politician chose the most expedient course of action.
• Sometimes doing what’s expedient isn’t the same as doing what’s right.
• They used every expedient available to solve the crisis.
• The company found it expedient to relocate overseas.
• His apology was merely an expedient to avoid punishment.
• The general considered all military expedients before attacking.