fast
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- adjective
- /fæst/
:
rápido
- The cheetah is known for being incredibly fast, reaching speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
- fast food
- move fast
- a fast pace
If you're growing too fast, get better people.
- If you're growing too fast, get better people.
- Take care not to swim too fast or rise too close.
- So we need to make it fast like scary fast.
- The only question is how fast will it die?
- I could always run really fast, great sprinter.
- It was so rock'n'roll and so fast, but maybe we're lucky.
- And, and, and it's tough because it's changing so fast, for example.
- They said this thing, life, it goes by fast, goes by fast.
- It can happen so fast, so fast.
- The subject is how to keep up in fast and difficult classes.
- We want to solve a lot of problems fast and in parallel.
- It's creeps up on you fast, but time flies.
- Oh my God, it's fast to say the least.
Examples
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Yeah, just think you can go fast, real fast.
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And he needs to move fast, and he does.
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You can either go fast or you can have fun.
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Try to move too fast and cut things.
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The only question is how fast will it die?
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If we move fast, we can make the early edition.
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It's just so incredibly fast and so good.
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I didn't know what to do, so I just ran back as fast as I could.
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It's pretty crazy, you know, life's going so fast and high school's gonna be over in two years.
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Students were instructed to do their best reading, fast accurate reading, or read with comprehension.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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At a fast speed or without delay
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3.5
In a quick, careless way
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2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
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2.8
Quickly and without careful thought
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2.4
To act quickly without delay
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3.6
Happening or moving very quickly
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Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts
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Moving or working much faster than usual
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To happen or be done very quickly
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Moving at a fairly fast speed
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Happen very fast
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8.0
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
In a very short time
Very fast, without delay
Very quickly and in a hurry
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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8.0
Act in a careless way by ignoring rules and other people's feelings
Compounds
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Cheap food that is already cooked and sold to eat quickly, like hamburgers or fried chicken
- Jargon
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3.5
A quick attack where a team moves fast down the court to score before the defense sets up
- Specialized
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8.4
A nuclear reactor that uses fast neutrons without a moderator to make energy
- Specialized
A set of computer rules that lets local devices send secure messages and manage a network
A major Jewish day when people do not eat to remember when the temples were destroyed in Jerusalem
A major Jewish fast on the ninth day of Av that remembers the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
A one-day event when many Jews do not eat or drink before Purim to remember Esther
A day in the Jewish calendar when Jews do not eat or drink to remember Gedaliah's killing
A Jewish day when people do not eat or drink from dawn to dusk to remember Jerusalem's walls being broken
A minor Jewish fast on the tenth of Tevet to remember the siege of Jerusalem and Holocaust victims
A Jewish fast kept by firstborn sons the day before Passover to remember how they were saved in Egypt
- Specialized
A way of running a simulation where time moves faster than real life
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fast meaning 'quick' can be remembered with a simple image: something done so strongly or suddenly that it happens in a short time. A helpful way to remember it is to think of an action that is 'at high speed', which is why fast means 'quick' today.