Synonyms of fast-forward

fast-forward

verb

as in to accelerate

Related Words

• accelerate
• speed
• proceed
• progress
• come
• go along
• advance
• pace
• march
• get along
• do
• come along
• go off
• get on
• go
• approach
• forge
• near
• push
• fare
• travel
• pass
• repair
• propel
• journey
• drive
• wend
• actuate
• run
• impel
• take out

Dissimilar Words

• stop
• remain
• stay
• stand
• check
• slow (down or up)
• halt
• impede
• hinder
• arrest
• interrupt
• delay
• block
• obstruct
• stem
• retard
• detain
• suppress
• hold back
• repress
• pause
• wait
• inhibit
• cease
• balk
• hamper
• stall
• stunt
• nip
• regress
• cramp
• let up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fast-forward

That pattern changed in 2022, when ChatGPT was released into the world, after which everything sped up like a movie on fast-forward, and robots spread like locusts. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

The Spurs flipped to the Hawks – then considered a burgeoning playoff team – for a slew of future draft picks that could fast-forward their reconstruction project. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2023

Let’s fast-forward to Kerry Condon’s look at this year’s Golden Globes. — Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 8 Mar. 2023

Preparation was very minimal compared to … fast-forward ten years to Madonna. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023

Hitting Pause on High-End Over the next decade, cassette sales were on fast-forward — but the format struggled to attract audiophiles, who stuck with vinyl. — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2023

Meanwhile, Georgia will not be holding an early primary, despite the DNC’s fast-forward schedule. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 17 Feb. 2023