FAST TRACK Definition & Meaning

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fast track

noun

a racetrack dry and hard enough for optimum speed.
a railroad track for express trains.
Informal. a situation or course of action that is intensely pressured or competitive, especially one in which a person advances rapidly to a higher level in a business or profession:
With two promotions in six months, he seems to have chosen the fast track.

fast-track

[ fast-trak, fahst- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with or without object)

to advance or develop rapidly.

adjective

of or relating to the fast track.

fast-track

adjective

denoting the quickest or most direct route or system
a fast-track procedure for libel claims
fast-track executives

verb

tr to speed up the progress of (a project or person)

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of fast track¹

First recorded in 1830–40

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Idioms and Phrases

on a / the fast track, Informal.
1. advancing or being promoted more rapidly than usual, especially in business or other organizational positions:
  an executive on the fast track.
2. expanding or being developed or handled rapidly and often innovatively: Compare fast lane.
  a company on the fast track in computer technology.

More idioms and phrases containing fast track

A situation involving high pressure, competition, and, especially, rapid success or advancement. For example, He was definitely on a fast track, becoming a partner after only five years in the firm , or This company was on the fast track in software development . This term alludes to a dry, hard horse track that enables horses to run at high speeds. [ Colloquial ; mid-1960s] Also see fast lane .

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So far, he hasn’t met any serious roadblocks and is on the fast track to opening for business.

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Introduced in April 2020, the idea was to fast track offers to supply PPE if they came with a recommendation from ministers, MPs, members of the House of Lords, or other senior officials.

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But he said there needs to be more education around the asylum process as there was a misconception of a "fast track lane" for services for asylum seekers.

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And “butterflies” mean you’re destined to repeat the dysfunctional patterns of your relationship with your parent with your new lover— a fast track to heartbreak.

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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said there will be a "fast track" consultation of how the EV targets are enforced.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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