as in to accelerate
to cause to move or proceed fast or faster
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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Recent Examples of fast-track
Bohn's death on March 5, 2025, prompted lawmakers to fast-track a bill recognizing sextortion as a crime, with felony murder charges against any cases ending in suicide.
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The short-term program is supported by the Minnesota Training Partnership, designed to fast-track students into jobs.
—Derek James, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This is the first experimental drug to go through FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s new program to fast-track drug reviews.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
The government will also seek new legal powers designed to fast-track future protections for children’s wellbeing online.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The short-term program is supported by the Minnesota Training Partnership, designed to fast-track students into jobs.
—Derek James, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This is the first experimental drug to go through FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s new program to fast-track drug reviews.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026
The government will also seek new legal powers designed to fast-track future protections for children’s wellbeing online.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fast-track
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-track
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By doing this, the team effectively took a motor designed to accelerate a dirt bike aggressively and put it into a tiny quadricycle roughly the size of a fridge.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The moment land became a milestone, the campaign accelerated.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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Parents rushed to get their kids vaccinated.—
Jon LaPook,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Their teammates immediately rushed over, and Pippen and Gardner were both ejected from the game after the altercation was broken up.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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As a deputy was putting crime scene tape up at the second shooting location, the suspect drove up and hit him, pushing the deputy about 40 feet, the sheriff's office said in a news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The party’s flirtation with economic populism could serve to push away some of the remaining conservative doctors operating private practices.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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