fast motion

American  

noun

Cinematography.

1. action that appears to move faster than normal on the screen, accomplished by filming the action at less than normal speed in the camera and then projecting it at normal speed.

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fast motion British  

noun

1. films action that appears to have occurred at a faster speed than that at which it was filmed Compare slow motion

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Etymology

Origin of fast motion

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

"Our disruptive design approach offers a new route to discovery of these and other high-performance materials that rely on the fast motion of ions in solids."

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

“It was a fast motion play for me, and I didn’t really see anyone coming in motion with me,” Likely said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

Slate compares the process of making the film to watching one of those science videos of a flower blooming in fast motion.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2021

Scenes from the last 15 years of her son’s life began to flicker through her mind in fast motion.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2019

Then he’d shift to a babbling “Amen” mode, where he spoke in fast motion and the words popped out of his mouth like artillery rounds.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride