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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A control mechanism on an audio or video player that permits rapid advancement of a recording.
  • noun The state of being in rapid advancement or progression, as of a film or a sequence of events.
  • intransitive verb To advance an audio or video recording rapidly.
  • intransitive verb To think ahead to a later time or stage in a sequence of events.
  • intransitive verb To advance (an audio or video recording) rapidly.
  • intransitive verb To speed up the progression of (a sequence of events).

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  • verb Alternative spelling of fast forward.

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  • WORD: fast-forward

    DEFINITION: As above, but with one addition:

    v. To scroll through history or one's memories as if one were using a fast-forward device.

    EXAMPLE:

    ' Fast-forward five years, and on March 13, Thomsen spent the day editing discussion pages on the soccer players, pairs skaters, and other celebrities of Estonia while occasionally turning his attention to the neglected Wikipedia pages for some antebellum Maryland congressional elections and a Korean pop song. '

    --- " Philadelphian is a king of Wikipedia editors "

    Theodore Schleifer, Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer, September 2, 2013

    << http://articles.philly.com/2013-09-03/news/41691958_1_south-philadelphia-march-13-david-thomsen >>

    September 11, 2013