How to Use fast-forward in a Sentence

fast-forward

noun

• The wedding, in my memory, is a fuzzy home movie on fast-forward.
  — Joan Niesen, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• Now, set your time machine on fast-forward, to the mission era, the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
• The deal with Roche represents a fast-forward case study of just how lucrative that can be.
  — Damian Garde, STAT, 24 Oct. 2023
• The action will then fast-forward to the flop, with the entire table entered with whatever hole cards they were dealt.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• Each season, For All Mankind fast-forwards into the future, hurling its characters into the next decade.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2023
• Now fast-forward to the game’s final minute, and people holding certain betting tickets were sweating.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• The trailer fast-forwards to years later, where Tashi is now Art’s tennis coach (and wife) ahead of a Challengers tennis tournament, where the two former best friends will have to face each other on the court.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2023
• The video then fast-forwards to Cabello dancing to the song while wearing a blindfold and meeting up with Playboi Carti inside a bodega.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
• Concerned that users might want to pause a program to rewind, fast-forward, or even change settings on the service, executives opted to wait five seconds between the initial pause and the time a commercial appears on screen, Helfand says.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
• Being hyper-focused on what people are saying and trying hard not to break your attention might seem like a way to fast-forward a friendship and make meaningful connections.
  — Richard A. Friedman, The Atlantic, 16 June 2023
• But fast-forward nearly a decade: Californians are tossing more pounds of plastic bags than before the legislation was passed.
  — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• Five years is a long time, especially in a car industry permanently on fast-forward to meet looming bans on internal combustion.
  — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• Users can view the forecast for any location but cannot fast-forward or pause the segment.
  — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
• Close your eyes and fast-forward six months.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
• Both managers’ careers seem to be in fast-forward, even if the precise nature of their jobs is different.
  — Michael Cox, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026