going/getting nowhere fast

phrase

informal

: failing to make progress or to produce a desired result

The plan for a new stadium is going nowhere fast.

Examples of going/getting nowhere fast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to serving primarily as filler in a film perpetually going nowhere fast, none of these elements is well-designed or shot. — Chase Hutchinson, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026

New Orleans is in last place in the West at 3-19 and going nowhere fast, as Zion Williamson is out for at least the next several weeks with a leg injury. — Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025

With a national coaching search going nowhere fast, Penn State players have recently advocated for Smith to become the full-time coach. — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2025

But Washington was going nowhere fast this season, and at-bats needed to be made available for the prospects who will determine the team’s long-term outlook. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 Nov. 2025

With a 2-4 record, Arizona is going nowhere fast, and that could make the team a bit more open to selling off a player such as Campbell for a draft pick over the next few weeks. — Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025

Like traffic in the surrounding city that’s one of the largest in the world, the Chiefs were going nowhere fast as of getting penalized on the opening kickoff to offset Tyquan Thornton’s 42-yard return. — Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025

These characters are going nowhere fast; that’s not such a bad thing. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025