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crash program

American

noun

a plan of action entailing rapid and intensive production, growth, or the like, undertaken to meet a deadline or solve a pressing problem.

a crash program to develop a new fighter plane.

Etymology

Origin of crash program

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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“We need a crash program for a high-low mix in munitions,” including offensive fires and interceptors, GOP Sen. Roger Wicker said at a recent hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In the early 1980s, he led the fight against a crash program to map all human genes, fearing, once again, unknown consequences.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

A crash program to develop a cattle equivalent might make sense, says Carol Cardona, an avian influenza specialist and poultry veterinarian at the University of Minnesota.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 1, 2024

Manhattan Project, the World War II–era crash program to build the first-ever atomic bombs.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2023

I immediately embarked on a crash program to sharpen my tennis skills and get in shape, physically and mentally.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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