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fast

/ˈfæst/ /Brit ˈfɑːst/

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adjective

faster; -est

[more ~; most ~]

moving or able to move quickly

She's a very fast runner.

a fast car

a fast pitch

maintaining a fast [=quick] pace

blazingly/blindingly fast

happening quickly :taking a short amount of time

a fast race

We're off to a fast start.

We're now experiencing a faster rate of inflation.

I'd like to take a fast [=(more commonly) quick] look at my records.

operating quickly

a fast computer

doing something or able to do something quickly

a fast learner

allowing movement at a great speed

a fast road

We took the faster route. - see also fast lane, fast track

of a clock or watch :showing a time that is later than the correct time

My watch is (ten minutes) fast.

photography :allowing photographs to be taken very quickly or when there is very little light

fast film

informal

tricky and unfair

Be careful that he doesn't pull a fast one on you. [=that he doesn't trick or deceive you]

earned or gotten quickly and often in a dishonest way

She's always looking to make a fast buck.

fast money

quick and not safe to trust

He gave us a lot of fast talk about how he was going to solve all our problems. - see also fast-talk

old-fashioned + humorous

actively seeking excitement or pleasure :wild

He runs with a pretty fast crowd.

fast living

b of women :very willing to have sex

a typical Western filled with outlaws, gamblers, and fast women

placed, tied, or attached in a way that is not easily moved

Make the rope fast [=tie the rope securely] to the anchor.

closed tightly

Make sure the door is fast. [=(more commonly) shut fast]

impossible to change - used in the phrase hard and fast

There are no hard and fast rules to be followed when you plan a vacation. [=there are many ways to plan a vacation]

not likely to fade

fast colors

very loyal or faithful

They became fast friends.

fast and furious

in a very fast and forceful way :with one thing following another very quickly

The phrase fast and furious is used both as an adjective and as an adverb.

The action was fast and furious.

The questions were coming at me fast and furious.

The jokes were flying fast and furious.

play fast and loose

xem play

adverb

faster; -est

with great speed

The boss expects this to be done this afternoon, so you'd better work fast.

You're driving too fast!

He ran as fast as he could.

a fast-paced story :in a very short time :very quickly

This is fast becoming a national problem.

You need to act fast to take advantage of this offer.

species that are fast disappearing = species that are disappearing fast

I don't know what caused the accident. It all happened so fast. - opposite slow, slowly

in a quick and intelligent way

She's a woman who can think fast in a crisis.

You catch on fast.

quickly and in a way that is meant to deceive or persuade someone

He's going to have to talk fast to get himself out of this mess. - see also fast-talk

in a way that is not easily moved or changed

The window was stuck fast.

She held fast to her belief in justice.

We must stand fast and not surrender!

fast and furious

xem fast

fast asleep

xem asleep

going/getting nowhere fast

informal

To be going/getting nowhere fast is to be failing to make progress or to produce a desired result.

The plan for a new stadium is going nowhere fast.

not so fast

informal - used in speech to say that you disagree with what someone has said or to tell someone to stop or slow down

This proves they're wrong. Not so fast. There's other evidence to consider.

The discussion is closed. Not so fast. I have a few more things to say.

verb

fasts; fasted; fasting

[no obj] :to eat no food for a period of time

She always fasts on Yom Kippur.

Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.

noun

plural fasts

[count] :a period of time when you do not eat any food :a time of fasting

He went on a fast [=he ate nothing] for several days.

We broke our fast just after sunset.

observing a fast day [=a day on which people do not eat any food because of their religion]

* Các từ tương tự:
fast break, fast food, fast lane, fast track, fastball, fasten, fastening, fast-forward, fastidious