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fast forward

[fast fawr-werd, fahst-] / ˈfæst ˈfɔr wərd, ˈfɑst- /
NOUN
function of going forward quickly
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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 exactly two months and things could not be more different for Bouchier.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2024

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