FAST-FORWARDING Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

fast-forwarding

verb

present participle of fast-forward

as in accelerating

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Alibaba is accelerating investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, chips and models as the Chinese technology giant seeks to expand its cloud and AI businesses amid intensifying global competition.

— Jenny Lee,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
And on Wednesday, the Fed wielded it for the first time this year, raising rates by a quarter percentage point in a bid to slow down accelerating inflation.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of accelerating

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Alexander said his husband was struck by a car in May, prompting him to reach out to the City Council about the speeding problems in the neighborhood.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.

— Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of speeding

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The answers offer the latest sign that Raman has been proceeding with caution on some of the DSA’s litmus test issues.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Even where data centers are proceeding at a robust clip and creating the most jobs public opinion has turned against them.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeding

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Democrat Eleni Kounalakis and Republican Jennifer Hawks are running to succeed her after advancing out of the June primary.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
As fuel prices soar, major economies including Brazil, India, Indonesia, and the US are advancing policies to expand biofuel mandates in petroleum products.

— Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of advancing

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Block 59/Westridge Court More development is progressing at Naperville’s Block 59 dining and entertainment complex.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The male cub is progressing well, feeding and adding weight as they are cared for in the zoo’s animal hospital.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressing

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Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized.

— Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
That would back our feeling that the AI pacing debate won't slow things down on the buildout side.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pacing

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