fast track
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.
Idioms about fast track
on a / the fast track, Informal.
advancing or being promoted more rapidly than usual, especially in business or other organizational positions: an executive on the fast track.
expanding or being developed or handled rapidly and often innovatively: a company on the fast track in computer technology.: Compare fast lane.
Words Nearby fast track
Other definitions for fast-track (2 of 2)
to advance or develop rapidly.
of or relating to the fast track.
Origin of fast-track
2Other words from fast-track
- fast-tracker, noun
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How to use fast track in a sentence
The storybook Final Four run put Loyola on the fast track to building a team like this year’s.
Remember Loyola? This Team Is Even Better Than The One That Made The Final Four. | Jake Lourim | February 10, 2021 | FiveThirtyEightNow, as vaccines remain hard to get and the pandemic continues to weigh on the economy, corporate giants are tapping their logistical and technological resources to help fast track vaccinations to their communities.
Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon and other corporate giants moving to speed up coronavirus vaccine rollout | Taylor Telford | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post“Ever since Quip was acquired Taylor seemed to be on the fast track, becoming president and chief product officer less than a year-and-a-half after the acquisition, and then two years later being promoted to chief operating officer,” Leary said.
Salesforce has built a deep bench of executive talent via acquisition | Ron Miller | December 31, 2020 | TechCrunchAlthough being a literal monopoly, with no available competition of any kind, can put you on the fast track to investigation, the law has broader concerns.
Google committed “antitrust evils,” colluded with Facebook, new lawsuit says | Kate Cox | December 17, 2020 | Ars TechnicaBarrett is on a fast track for Senate confirmation before Election Day.
To Democrats’ frustration, GOP predicts clear sailing as Barrett testimony ends | Robert Barnes, Seung Min Kim, Ann Marimow | October 15, 2020 | Washington Post
On the contrary, if the Court now decides to hear this case on the merits, it might be a fast-track.
In the 1970s, Bergoglio was on a fast track in the church hierarchy.
“Fiscal Cliff Talk Gets fast track,” in The Wall Street Journal.
With that math, the amount already accomplished shows Occupy SMS on a fast track to becoming a major player in the relief effort.
Then it would likely be fast track to presidential candidate.
Michelle Obama’s Speech: Successful, But Not Great | Mark McKinnon | September 5, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThere wasn't any use of anyone telling us to go slow, this wasn't any fast track.
The Voodoo Gold Trail | Walter Walden
British Dictionary definitions for fast-track
denoting the quickest or most direct route or system: fast-track executives; a fast-track procedure for libel claims
(tr) to speed up the progress of (a project or person)
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Other Idioms and Phrases with 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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