fast-forward

verb

Definition of fast-forwardnext
as in to accelerate

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Recent Examples of fast-forward That pattern changed in 2022, when ChatGPT was released into the world, after which everything sped up like a movie on fast-forward, and robots spread like locusts. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 The Spurs flipped to the Hawks – then considered a burgeoning playoff team – for a slew of future draft picks that could fast-forward their reconstruction project. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2023 Let’s fast-forward to Kerry Condon’s look at this year’s Golden Globes. — Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023 Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023 Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023 Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forward
  1. accelerate
  2. speed
  3. proceed
  4. progress
  5. come
  6. go along
  7. advance
  8. pace
Verb
  • Every clinical breakthrough has cost implications, accelerates the pace of change and widens the gap between what is scientifically possible and what is practical for clinicians delivering care.
    — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Its performance accelerated the slide of the ANC, once led by Nelson Mandela, which lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since the end of apartheid and was forced to form a coalition government.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of accelerate
Verb
  • Ambrossi can’t sit still, and has left his hotel to speed-walk through the city, speaking rapidly and barely glancing at his phone screen.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Supporters say Prop 45 will speed up environmental review for essential housing, transportation, water, health, education and other projects, cutting costly delays and passing the savings on to consumers.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of speed
Verb
  • Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Kon called on the government to disarm civilians, questioning how elections could proceed amid such insecurity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of proceed
Verb
  • Detecting adenocarcinomas early can help keep them from progressing to advanced disease.
    — Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sepesi said one of the biggest challenges with lung cancer is that symptoms often do not appear until the disease has progressed.
    — Tori Mason, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of progress
Verb
  • The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • This is disgraceful political opportunism, and Zohran should not simply go along with it, particularly when immigrant families’ livelihoods are being destroyed.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The question of child exploitation had been raised occasionally as the series went along, but that apparently did not trigger a closer look.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of go along
Verb
  • Southern Company sees the experiment as an example of how federal funding and private-sector expertise can advance nuclear research.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • During her State of the Union address on 16th September, President von der Leyen committed to overhauling single market rules by the end of next year and advancing EU Inc to streamline cross-border expansion.
    — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of advance
Verb
  • It’s spooked the worlds of corporate and art alike, especially after months of headlines over the potentially world-ending nature of AI models and warnings that progress needs to be paced.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • One of the cameramen pacing the sidelines with his camera and monopod was Calvin Robinson, the father of senior athlete Tyler Robinson.
    — McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of pace

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“Fast-forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forward. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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