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fast forward

[fast fawr-werd, fahst-] / ˈfæst ˈfɔr wərd, ˈfɑst- /
NOUN
function of going forward quickly
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Australian Test cricket has hit the fast forward button harder than most.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

When you look at the number of overs taken to complete the game, it was Test cricket on fast forward.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

He hasn’t watched live television in about a decade, using his TiVo to fast forward through commercials or speed past analysts’ banter during sports games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

The fast forward speed “was good and bad at the same time,” Pearce said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

It feels like life on triple fast forward, where everyone’s voices sound like chipmunks.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy