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faster

faster

1.0
More quickly than someone or something else
  • adverb
  • /ˈfæstər/
translation icon : más rápido
  • You cannot go faster than the speed of light.

You cannot go faster than the speed of light.

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Examples

  • The cheetah runs faster than any other land animal.

  • This is really going to make your work faster and cleaner.

  • So why is that faster than just doing it?

  • But today, change is coming faster than ever.

  • So it's a little bit faster, but not by too much.

  • I find it a little bit faster to do it that way.

  • Just do your job faster for the sake of earth.

  • It's not good enough if we don't improve faster than others.

  • Exercise can get you to autophagy faster than fasting.

  • My tongue flaps faster than a hummingbird's wings.

Synonyms

fast
vsfaster
1.0

Moving or happening quickly

is comparative, showing more speed than another thing
quickly
vsfaster
1.0

At a fast speed or without delay

is comparative, showing more speed than another thing
rapidly
vsfaster
446 1.4

In a very short time

is comparative, showing more speed than another thing
swiftly
vsfaster
84 1.0

Quickly and smoothly

is comparative, showing more speed than another thing
mile a minute
vsfaster
  • Informal
5 3.9

Very quickly, often when someone talks or acts

is comparative but typically refers to lower intensity
superfast
vsfaster
1 3.2

Moving or working much faster than usual

is comparative but usually less extreme in intensity
at lightspeed
vsfaster
  • Informal
1 5.1

To happen or be done very quickly

is comparative but implies less hyperbolic speed
quick as a flash
vsfaster
  • Informal
1 2.0

Happen very fast

is comparative but usually less exaggerated in speed
like Speedy Gonzales
vsfaster
  • Informal
1 8.0

In a very quick way, like someone running fast

is comparative but uses less colorful or playful language

Idioms

To fail very quickly and completely with no chance to get better

How Fast

faster
1.0
quickly
1.0
steadily
129 2.1
slowly
1.0

Surface Forms

faster comparative
fastest superlative

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'.