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fast forward
1[ fast fawr-werd, fahst- ]
noun
- a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that allows the content to be advanced rapidly.
- the button or other control that activates this function.
fast-forward
2[ fast-fawr-werd, fahst- ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to advance an audio or video recording rapidly:
I always fast-forward through the TV ads that get recorded on my DVR.
- to skip over a period of time and arrive at a future point in the timeline, especially in narration:
Fast-forward six months, she’s gotten engaged and is moving to Europe!
fast-forward
noun
- sometimes not hyphenated the control on a tape deck or video recorder used to wind the tape or video forward at speed
- informal.a state of urgency or rapid progress
my mind went into fast forward
verb
- tr to wind (a video or tape) forward using the fast-forward control
- to deal with speedily
fast-forward the trials of the new drug
- intr to move forward through a tape or video using the fast-forward control
- usually foll by to to direct one's attention towards a particular time or event, ignoring intervening material
fast-forward to the summer of 2008
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fast forward1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of fast forward1
Example Sentences
“Fast forward to the post-COVID era. Millennials have endured not just one economic disruption, but multiple,” Mascia added.
Fast forward to this week, and the array of union car workers and oil and gas workers celebrating the tariffs in the White House.
Fast forward 12 months and they are flying high in the league - and through to a first FA Cup semi-final in 34 years after beating Brighton in a penalty shootout.
Fast forward to today, and the same player who nearly walked away from football is now at the heart of Barcelona's revival, delivering goals and defying expectations.
Fast forward to Thursday, however, and Roberts’ answer to the same question had substantially changed.
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