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fast-tracking, n.
Brit. |ˈfɑːstrakɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈfæs(t)ˌrækɪŋ|
[‹ fast track n. at fast adj. Special uses 11 + -ing suffix1. Compare earlier fast-tracked adj. and slightly later fast-track v.]
The practice of placing a person, project, etc., on a fast development track; spec. (a) (in the construction industry) by beginning construction before a design is completed; (also) an instance of this; (b) Educ. by advancing a student through a course of education more rapidly than is usual, esp. because of exceptional ability.
1976Business Week 12 Apr. 72A/2 Fast tracking slashed six to eight months from construction time. 1988Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 30 Sept. 41/1 Fast-tracking is also used for building refurbishments and in tenancy fit-outs. 1997Times Educ. Suppl. 18 July 64/2 It proposes..new approaches to pupil grouping such as fast-tracking. |