1
: of, relating to, or moving along a fast track
fast-track executives
2
: of, relating to, or being a construction procedure in which work on a building begins before designs are completed
3
: of or relating to authority granted to the President of the U.S. by Congress that allows the President to negotiate trade agreements which Congress must confirm or reject in their entirety
fast-tracked; fast-tracking; fast-tracks
: to speed up the processing, production, or construction of in order to meet a goal
fast-tracker
noun
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: a course leading to rapid advancement or success
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: a course of expedited consideration or approval
Examples of fast-track in a Sentence
Verb
we're going to fast-track this project so that the product is in the stores for the holiday shopping season
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Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Indeed, Netanyahu’s Likud is itself divided on the question; so Netanyahu, apparently reluctant to go to an election as the exemption’s champion, first delayed, then tried and failed to fast-track the bill.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Adding to its appeal, purchases above certain thresholds can also help fast-track residency.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The White House directive to put psychedelics on a regulatory fast track is at once welcome and worrisome.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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Adjective
Applied Intuition also acquired EpiSci last year to integrate its tactical AI, and forged an alliance with defense business SNC to fast-track autonomy on the battlefield.
—Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Indeed, Netanyahu’s Likud is itself divided on the question; so Netanyahu, apparently reluctant to go to an election as the exemption’s champion, first delayed, then tried and failed to fast-track the bill.
—Bernard Avishai, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Verb
If passed, the bill would fast-track a 2023 law mandating 33% reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Adding to its appeal, purchases above certain thresholds can also help fast-track residency.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
Here are 18 shrubs that put your landscape on the fast track.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
The White House directive to put psychedelics on a regulatory fast track is at once welcome and worrisome.
—Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 13 May 2026
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“Fast-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-track. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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