fast forward
Example Sentences
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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
But fast forward to today and Chris and Carrie are engaged, set to marry this December.
From BBC • May 24, 2025
From that point on, everything went into fast forward, including getting a CT scan.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2023
The fast forward speed “was good and bad at the same time,” Pearce said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
Playing Soccer is like never hitting pause on your favorite ninety-minute movie but futsal is like fast forward for forty supercharged minutes.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.