as in accelerated
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-tracked
Companies looking to connect data processing centers or other electricity-hungry facilities to the electric grid in Oklahoma could have their plans fast-tracked under a new framework from the SPP.
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Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 23 Jan. 2026
Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-tracked
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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But talks accelerated after the Rays re-engaged in the middle of last week.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Patients evacuated amid hospital blaze A fire tore through a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital, sending smoke billowing into the air as dozens of patients were evacuated and emergency medical crews were rushed in from across the region, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Gold prices climbed after major central banks added to their reserves and investors rushed to buy the traditional safe-haven asset amid global political turmoil.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Infamously, a February 2024 story published by Bloomberg suggested that Panera Bread restaurants, owned by Newsom donor and former high school classmate Greg Flynn, would be exempt from a fast-food minimum-wage increase due to provisions pushed by the governor.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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Missouri Automobile Dealers Association CEO Doug Smith said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the move to online car shopping and pushed dealers to offer home delivery of vehicles and other perks aimed at making things faster and easier for consumers.—
Summer Ballentine,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Fast-tracked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-tracked. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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