fast and furious

Idioms  

1. Swiftly, intensely and energetically, as in The storm moved in fast and furious, or The sale was going fast and furious, attracting large crowds. This phrase is also often applied to intense gaiety, as when it was first recorded in Robert Burns's poem “Tam o' Shanter” (1793): “The mirth and fun grew fast and furious.”

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Example Sentences

GTA releases used to come fast and furious, you might say—nearly one a year, counting major and minor titles, over the first decade after going 3-D.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

From here, the giants seemed to come fast and furious.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Another important Supreme Court case to keep eyes on: Friend-of-the-court briefs are landing fast and furious in Pung v.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

For the women in Go Betty Go, this milestone came as hard, fast and furious as one of their songs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

Kisses so fast and furious, all you can do—all Pop can do—is laugh and laugh some more.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes