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Language: Old English
Origin: fæst 'firm'

fast

2 adjective
     
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fast2 S2 W2
1

moving quickly

moving or able to move quickly:
a fast car
He's one of the fastest runners in the world.
2

in a short time

doing something or happening in a short time:
The subway is the fastest way to get downtown.
The company must give a faster response to clients' requests.
The rainforests are being chopped down at an alarmingly fast rate.
I'm a fast learner.
3

clock

[not before noun] a clock that is fast shows a later time than the real time:
That can't be the time - my watch must be fast.
five minutes/an hour etc fast
I always keep my watch 15 minutes fast.
4

fast track

a way of achieving something more quickly than is normally done
a young actress on the fast track to fame and success
5

fast road

TTR a road on which vehicles can travel very quickly
6

fast film/lens

TCP a film or lens (2) that can be used when there is little light, or when photographing something that is moving very quickly
7

colour

a colour that is fast will not change when clothes are washed ➔ colourfast
8

sports

DS a fast surface is one on which a ball moves very quickly
9

fast and furious

done very quickly with a lot of effort and energy, or happening very quickly with a lot of sudden changes:
Arsenal's opening attack was fast and furious.
10

somebody is a fast worker

informal used to say that someone can get what they want very quickly, especially in starting a sexual relationship with another person
11

fast talker

someone who talks quickly and easily but is often not honest or sincere
12

woman

old-fashioned becoming involved quickly in sexual relationships with men:
fast cars and fast women
13

make something fast

to tie something such as a boat or tent firmly to something else
14

fast friends

literary two people who are very friendly for a long time
➔ fast food, fast-forward, fast lane

; ➔ make a fast buck

at buck1 (1)

; ➔ pull a fast one

at pull1 (10)
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