Synonyms of fast-tracking

fast-tracking

verb

present participle of fast-track

as in accelerating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accelerating
• rushing
• pushing
• urging
• hurrying
• hastening
• encouraging
• facilitating
• speeding (up)
• quickening
• bundling
• expediting
• driving
• whisking
• propelling
• aiding
• racing
• spurring
• stirring
• dispatching
• easing
• prodding
• goading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• retarding
• slowing (down)
• delaying
• braking
• decelerating
• impeding
• hindering
• restraining
• hampering
• interfering (with)
• stopping
• holding back
• checking
• encumbering
• tying up
• staying
• hobbling
• holding up
• arresting
• stalling
• reining (in)
• shackling
• fettering
• manacling
• trammeling
• stilling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fast-tracking

The Times spoke with her on the seventh floor of an apartment building under construction in West Los Angeles — one made possible by her order fast-tracking approval of affordable housing. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

In the meantime, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is fast-tracking pipeline projects to the extent its staff is able. — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026

Critics on both sides of the aisle have warned that fast-tracking federal permitting for the data centers without regulation could put a strain on the country’s power grid. — Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2026

Our administration has taken decisive action by securing federal emergency funding, fast-tracking environmental reviews, mobilizing design-build partnerships and continuing close cooperation with the federal administration to accelerate reconstruction. — Wes Moore, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2026

For more than a year, Ukraine has been fast-tracking development of interceptor drones and has been using them in combat scenarios to down Iranian-style drones, which Russia has used in large numbers to wreak havoc on Ukrainian cities and the country's energy infrastructure. — Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026

Some of the biggest changes include shortening the time projects are open for public comment, fast-tracking projects, and removing the requirement to announce when the federal government plans to start an environmental assessment. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026

There's a new initiative at Saint Vincent College that looks to combat the nationwide teacher shortage by fast-tracking students who wish to become educators. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026

Ryan Wrasse, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, confirmed congressional leaders were gauging support early Thursday evening for fast-tracking the agreement through the Senate. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026