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fast-moving

American  
[fast-moo-ving, fahst-] / ˈfæstˈmu vɪŋ, ˈfɑst- /

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.


Etymology

Origin of fast-moving

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Likely drivers include capital expenditure and surging copper prices, resulting in higher average selling prices for the electrical equipment company, the analysts say, adding that its fast-moving electrical goods segment continues its profitable run thanks to increased contribution from its solar category.

From The Wall Street Journal

Together, these layers allow vibrations traveling along the lithium niobate surface to interact directly with fast-moving electrons in the indium gallium arsenide.

From Science Daily

In the past, fast-moving particles like neutrinos were dismissed because their high speeds would have smoothed out matter in the early Universe, preventing galaxies from forming.

From Science Daily

But fast-moving wildcatters, armed with private capital, are less cautious.

From The Wall Street Journal

The fast-moving machine uses AI to analyze the trajectory of your cross-court forehand and fires off a ball from about where a real-life return shot would most likely come, giving the player the impression of a real rally.

From Barron's