fast-moving
Americanadjective
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moving or capable of moving at high speed.
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(of a novel, play, or the like) having sustained action and interest with events following one another rapidly; lively in plot.
Etymology
Origin of fast-moving
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire in a remote part of western Canada spread rapidly, doubling in size since it was first detected on Friday.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The new posture is necessary because the consumer-driven, fast-moving weight-loss market is unlike the insulin market, which is where the Danish giant made its name, he explained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Core inflation away from the fast-moving segments that are impacted by energy have been very quiescent, and I think we are going to continue to see that,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
In southeastern France, firefighters had overnight managed to stem the advance of a fast-moving blaze that started on Friday in the Var region.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
A fast-moving cloud was sailing right toward us.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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