Definitions
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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Examples
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The article is worth reading in full, but fast-forward to the end to find Rogers 'sensible policy proposal.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground The Media Consortium 2010
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The article is worth reading in full, but fast-forward to the end to find Rogers 'sensible policy proposal.
The Media Consortium: Weekly Mulch: Why Energy Reform is on Shaky Ground The Media Consortium 2010
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The nuances of the characters are all lost in the Hollywood all-star team, and a plot that might have been carefully unraveled and delicately developed was instead set on fast-forward and never readjusted.
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Digital video recorders are everywhere now, and they are used for two obvious purposes: to record television programs for later viewing, and to fast-forward through commercials.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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It would be as though they were watching the seasons change in fast-forward.
My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011
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We can fast-forward our DVRs and find out what is going to happen.
"Grow till tall. They all, in the end, will fall." aliceoddcabinet 2010
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I, like so many others, watch the opening, fast-forward to the musical guest maybe, watch the news, then erase.
Ask Matt: SNL, Castle, Fringe, Glee, Being Human and More! 2011
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But C4's advertising sales team found the themed advert breaks increase viewer engagement by 80%, so people are less likely to be distracted – and they cannot fast-forward live adverts.
TV looks to new era of interactive game shows to lure the Facebook generation 2012
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But I'm with you that the best way to watch SNL though it's hardly unique to this season is with a heavy hand on the fast-forward.
Ask Matt: SNL, Castle, Fringe, Glee, Being Human and More! 2011
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Miss a chapter, skip a quiz, fast-forward a few pages, and you may miss an ingredient that is essential to what makes a good relationship really good.
The Lo-Down Lo Bosworth 2011
dinkum commented on the word fast-forward
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