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fast track

NOUN
fast lane
Synonyms
WEAK
burning the candle at both ends fast pace free living killing pace
VERB
expedite
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate assist facilitate hasten promote quicken speed urge
STRONG
advance dispatch forward hurry precipitate press railroad rush
WEAK
cut the red tape grease wheels hand-carry hand-walk handle personally run interference run with the ball shoot through speed up walk it through
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delay hinder hurt retard slow stop
STRONG
halt hold keep wait
WEAK
block cease check

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S&P Global Ratings is considering a fast track to the S&P 500, but hasn’t yet acted.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

They explore how Top Model’s central promise—a fast track to a career in the fashion industry—was ultimately an illusion used to make great television at the expense of the contestants.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

“I don’t want these guys here any longer than they need to be, so let’s find X-ray and fast track this one,” Robby tells McKay.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

She made no secret of her ambition to surpass Ceplak's mark on a notoriously fast track in Lievin following that statement performance, saying: "I feel like it is my record to break."

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

He was going to have the luxury of a hard, fast track, but his problem would he traffic.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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