fast-for·ward (f st-fôr w rd)n. or fast forward 1. a. A function on an electronic recording device, such as a videocassette or tape player, that permits rapid advancement of the tape. b. The mechanism, such as a button, used to activate this function. 2. Informal A rapidly changing situation or series of events: "The trial was on fast forward" (Nelson DeMille). v. fast-for·ward·ed, fast-for·ward·ing, fast-for·wards v.intr. To advance a tape rapidly on an electronic recording device. v.tr. To advance (a tape) rapidly on such a device. |
fast-forward
n
1. (sometimes not hyphenated) (Electronics) the control on a tape deck or video recorder used to wind the tape or video forward at speed
2. Informal a state of urgency or rapid progress my mind went into fast forward
vb
1. (tr) to wind (a video or tape) forward using the fast-forward control
2. to deal with speedily fast-forward the trials of the new drug
3. (Electronics) (intr) to move forward through a tape or video using the fast-forward control
4. (usually foll by to) to direct one's attention towards a particular time or event, ignoring intervening material fast-forward to the summer of 2001
[from the fast-forward wind control in a tape deck]
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