not so fast
idiom
informal
—used in speech to say that one disagrees with what someone has said or to tell someone to stop or slow down
"This proves they're wrong." "Not so fast. There's other evidence to consider."
"The discussion is closed." "Not so fast. I have a few more things to say."
Examples of not so fast in a Sentence
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But San Mateo County, where San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is located, says not so fast.
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Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Amazon Prime announced on Jan. 29 that Prime Video customers would start being charged a fee for ad-free streaming, but a recent Washington lawsuit is saying not so fast.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
As for the hand-wringing over particularly advanced machine learning supplanting human ingenuity, Tambay says, not so fast.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Get The Recipe 07 of 12 Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
A dish with this much green might turn parents of picky kids away, but not so fast!
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
But not so fast—all this comes with a huge risk to your security and privacy.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
So for people who may believe that to be a top-tier athlete, or at the top of any industry, like this World Cup winner, motherhood has to wait, Leroux, who once trained, lightly, while six months pregnant with her daughter, says not so fast.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
Current residents wanted to slow things down, not so fast in my back yard.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024
Regulators in some Democratic states seeking to limit gas use are saying not so fast.
—Katherine Blunt, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2023
Ryan MacAsero, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Amazon Prime announced on Jan. 29 that Prime Video customers would start being charged a fee for ad-free streaming, but a recent Washington lawsuit is saying not so fast.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
As for the hand-wringing over particularly advanced machine learning supplanting human ingenuity, Tambay says, not so fast.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
Get The Recipe 07 of 12 Creamy Pesto-and-Shrimp Penne with Peas
A dish with this much green might turn parents of picky kids away, but not so fast!
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2023
But not so fast—all this comes with a huge risk to your security and privacy.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
So for people who may believe that to be a top-tier athlete, or at the top of any industry, like this World Cup winner, motherhood has to wait, Leroux, who once trained, lightly, while six months pregnant with her daughter, says not so fast.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 7 Feb. 2024
Current residents wanted to slow things down, not so fast in my back yard.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 14 Jan. 2024
Regulators in some Democratic states seeking to limit gas use are saying not so fast.
—Katherine Blunt, WSJ, 25 Nov. 2023
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“Not so fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20so%20fast. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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