fast-track

[fast-trak, fahst-]

verb (used with or without object)

to advance or develop rapidly.

adjective

of or relating to the fast track.

Related formsfast-track·er, noun

fast track

noun

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

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.

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Examples from the Web for fast-track

Contemporary Examples of fast-track

On the contrary, if the Court now decides to hear this case on the merits, it might be a fast-track.
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Jay Michaelson
November 11, 2014
And we need a fast-track process to make sure that infrastructure projects are approved.
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August 25, 2012
Moreover, killing bin Laden gave him the consummation he most devoutly wished, namely a fast-track to paradise.
Bin Laden Should Have Been Captured, Not Killed
Geoffrey Robertson
May 3, 2011
A bill could come to the Senate floor as early as Wednesday, and the administration is aiming to fast-track the legislation.
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Benjamin Sarlin
April 20, 2010
He used live models to show how Rudy Guede, who was convicted in a fast-track trial last October, likely killed Kercher alone.
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July 7, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for fast-track

fast-track

adjective

denoting the quickest or most direct route or systemfast-track executives; a fast-track procedure for libel claims

verb

(tr) to speed up the progress of (a project or person)

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Idioms and Phrases with fast-track

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.