fast-moving

[ fast-moo-ving, fahst- ]

adjective

1. moving or capable of moving at high speed.
2. (of a novel, play, or the like) having sustained action and interest with events following one another rapidly; lively in plot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fast-moving¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

According to Khakpour, “a very fast-moving anonymous coalition of females were the ones who got his account suspended.”

From The Daily Beast

Getting close to a bunch of giant, angry, fast-moving wild animals does.

From The Daily Beast

As an example, she cited how Ireland, which has a near ban on abortion, is fast moving towards legalizing same-sex marriage.

From The Daily Beast

The fast-moving, competitive capital of the United States forced him out of his more reserved shell, he says.

From The Daily Beast

In the last scene, he uses his calculus of flow to rescue an Iraqi boy from a fast-moving, wind-buffeted river.

From The Daily Beast

She seemed to be in a fast-moving motor boat for she could hear the wash of waves against the craft.

From Project Gutenberg

It is fast moving for a large snake; two individuals escaped capture.

From Project Gutenberg

If he is right it is inevitable that time, fast-moving or slow-moving, must influence the conception of events.

From Project Gutenberg

It was six inches deep in a choking grey dust which the fast moving car stirred up into a remorseless searching cloud.

From Project Gutenberg

“So do I,” admitted the young skipper, giving the wheel another turn in order to hold the fast-moving boat to her course.

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