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The usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.

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expediency

The decision favored expediency over careful long-term planning.
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To inspect the possible location, the committee took a circuitous route around several closed paths in the park. One member suggested choosing the first available space purely for expediency, even if visitors would struggle to find it.
From A Shorter Route to a Decision.
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