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
1
: a course leading to rapid advancement or success
2
: 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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Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Florida lawmakers will consider several new bills this year that could have a major impact on development across the state, including one that would fast-track developments over 10,000 acres.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kasnsas lawmakers have been using it for years to circumvent public attention and fast-track controversial bills.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
Six months after Trump had offered white South Africans a free flight and fast track to citizenship to the most powerful economy on earth, fewer than 100 had taken up his offer.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
New trainees have been sent through a fast-track course that has cut training time in half.
—Nick Miroff, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Florida lawmakers will consider several new bills this year that could have a major impact on development across the state, including one that would fast-track developments over 10,000 acres.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Senators could bypass formal votes with unanimous consent at any step of the process, if all 100 members agree to fast-track passage.
—CBS News, 31 Jan. 2026
Kasnsas lawmakers have been using it for years to circumvent public attention and fast-track controversial bills.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
That’s a fast track to osteoporosis—and women are at baseline higher risk than men, just by having less bone mass to start with, and because of the drop in estrogen that occurs with menopause.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 29 Jan. 2026
Six months after Trump had offered white South Africans a free flight and fast track to citizenship to the most powerful economy on earth, fewer than 100 had taken up his offer.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Fast-track.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-track. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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