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fast 2, adjective (oh)



2 W2S2 adj
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1 ?moving quickly?
2 ?in a short time?
3 ?clock?
4 fast track
5 fast road
6 fast film/lens
7 ?colour?
8 ?sports?
9 fast and furious
10 somebody is a fast worker
11 fast talker
12 ?woman?
13 make something fast
14 fast friends
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[Language: Old English; Origin: fAst 'firm']
?MOVING QUICKLY?
moving or able to move quickly
::a fast car
::He's one of the fastest runners in the world.
?IN A SHORT TIME?
doing something or happening in a short time
::The subway is the fastest way to get downtown.
::The company must give a faster response to clients' requests.
::The rainforests are being chopped down at an alarmingly fast rate.
::I'm a fast learner.
?CLOCK?
[not before noun] a clock that is fast shows a later time than the real time
::That can't be the time - my watch must be fast.
five minutes/an hour etc fast
::I always keep my watch 15 minutes fast.
fast track
a way of achieving something more quickly than is normally done
on the fast track
::a young actress on the fast track to fame and success
fast road
a road on which vehicles can travel very quickly
fast film/lens
a film or lens (2) that can be used when there is little light, or when photographing something that is moving very quickly
?COLOUR?
a colour that is fast will not change when clothes are washed
-see also colourfast
?SPORTS?
a fast surface is one on which a ball moves very quickly
fast and furious
done very quickly with a lot of effort and energy, or happening very quickly with a lot of sudden changes
::Arsenal's opening attack was fast and furious.
sb is a fast worker
informal used to say that someone can get what they want very quickly, especially in starting a sexual relationship with another person
fast talker
someone who talks quickly and easily but is often not honest or sincere
?WOMAN?
old-fashioned becoming involved quickly in sexual relationships with men
::fast cars and fast women
make sth fast
to tie something such as a boat or tent firmly to something else
fast friends
literary two people who are very friendly for a long time
-see also fast food , fast-forward , fast lane , make a fast buck at buck 1 (1), pull a fast one at pull 1 (10)