fast lane
noun
1
: a traffic lane intended for vehicles traveling at higher speeds
2
: a way of life marked by a fast pace and usually the pursuit of immediate gratification
3
Examples of fast lane in a Sentence
I pulled into the fast lane to pass the truck.
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But anyone who won an Oscar, in any category, could enter through a dedicated fast lane.
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Unlike in previous years, with multiple steep, fast lanes of tubing, a much smaller, more family-friendly hill is being offered for only $10 per person.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The 10 East fast lane was also inundated at certain points, forcing my Honda Civic and other similarly low-to-the-ground vehicles to merge into dryer, slow lanes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The truck was on the left side of the northbound lanes, nearest the fast lane.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
Unlike in previous years, with multiple steep, fast lanes of tubing, a much smaller, more family-friendly hill is being offered for only $10 per person.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
The 10 East fast lane was also inundated at certain points, forcing my Honda Civic and other similarly low-to-the-ground vehicles to merge into dryer, slow lanes.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
The truck was on the left side of the northbound lanes, nearest the fast lane.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Fast lane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20lane. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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