faster
- adverb
- /ˈfæstər/
- You cannot go faster than the speed of light.
You cannot go faster than the speed of light.
- You cannot go faster than the speed of light.
- The subconscious mind can process what they call faster and faster.
- It's not good enough if we don't improve faster than others.
- My tongue flaps faster than a hummingbird's wings.
- As heat allows things to degrade faster, reactions increase.
- And this will help you find your purpose faster and easier.
- You know how they say women mature faster than men, OK.
- Doesn't help you lose fat any faster really.
Examples
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The cheetah runs faster than any other land animal.
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This is really going to make your work faster and cleaner.
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So why is that faster than just doing it?
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But today, change is coming faster than ever.
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So it's a little bit faster, but not by too much.
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I find it a little bit faster to do it that way.
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Just do your job faster for the sake of earth.
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It's not good enough if we don't improve faster than others.
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Exercise can get you to autophagy faster than fasting.
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My tongue flaps faster than a hummingbird's wings.
Synonyms
Moving or happening quickly
At a fast speed or without delay
Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts
Moving or working much faster than usual
To happen or be done very quickly
Happen very fast
In a very quick way, like someone running fast
Idioms
- Informal
To fail very quickly and completely with no chance to get better
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
faster = fast (transparent) = fast + er
The word 'faster' is transparently derived from 'fast' with the comparative suffix '-er', indicating a higher degree of speed.
Etymology
Faster is the simple combination of fast and the ending -er; fast means 'quick' and -er means 'more', so faster means 'more quickly' or 'at a greater speed'.