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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"More encounters mean more footage of raccoons being funny and in today's fast-moving, saturated feeds, that footage can become a meme almost instantly."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
At the checkout, another older man asked about the wine I was carefully laying down sideways on the fast-moving conveyor belt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The solar wind is a constant flow of fast-moving charged particles released by the Sun.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Until then, they used a classic theme-park hack: waiting in the fast-moving single-rider line and sitting apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Why is it that all the fast-moving fish of the dark current have purple backs and usually purple stripes or spots?
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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