fast-goingadj.

Brit.

/ˌfɑːs(t)ˈɡəʊɪŋ/,

/ˌfas(t)ˈɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌfæs(t)ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adv., going adj.

Etymology: < fast adv. + going adj.

rare after early 20th cent.

1. That moves, travels, or works at a fast speed; fast-moving.

ΚΠ

1800 Philos. Mag. 6 165 It may be also observed, that a steam-engine fitted to a Scotch fast-going still would have great power.

1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiv. 136 The vixenish ill-tempered, fast-going bay mare, that looked like a cross between a butcher's horse and a twopenny post-office pony.

1912 Railroad Telegrapher Jan. 47/2 He slipped on an icy crossing in front of a fast-going automobile.

2014 Cameroon Tribune (Nexis) 14 Apr. Unending queues of fast-going vehicles, with all the dangers that implies.

2. Living in an extravagant, unconventional, or dissipated manner; = fast-living adj. at fast adv. and int. Compounds 1b(c). Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, life, etc.

riotous1389

rakehella1547

rakehelly1594

wild oat1676

orgiastic1698

rakish1704

rakehellish1764

rackety1787

fast-going1856

orgiasticala1871

1856 Evening Packet (Dublin) 26 Jan. 2/6 She was well supported by Mr. Hustleby..and Mr. Honey, the latter almost exhausting his humour in a capital delineation of a fast-going man.

1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. iii. 81 She was a fast-going girl, and his friends were very sorry.

1885 W. Hoyle Depression of Trade 22 A dissipated fast-going young gentleman.

1977 S. K. Varma India's Second Explosion 9 They feel happy that they are relieved from the clutches of the ‘Caucus of Four’, headed by a fast-going Youth Leader.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fast-going
释义	fast-goingadj. Brit. /ˌfɑːs(t)ˈɡəʊɪŋ/, /ˌfas(t)ˈɡəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfæs(t)ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adv., going adj. Etymology: < fast adv. + going adj. rare after early 20th cent. 1. That moves, travels, or works at a fast speed; fast-moving. ΚΠ 1800 Philos. Mag. 6 165 It may be also observed, that a steam-engine fitted to a Scotch fast-going still would have great power. 1836 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers (1837) xiv. 136 The vixenish ill-tempered, fast-going bay mare, that looked like a cross between a butcher's horse and a twopenny post-office pony. 1912 Railroad Telegrapher Jan. 47/2 He slipped on an icy crossing in front of a fast-going automobile. 2014 Cameroon Tribune (Nexis) 14 Apr. Unending queues of fast-going vehicles, with all the dangers that implies. 2. Living in an extravagant, unconventional, or dissipated manner; = fast-living adj. at fast adv. and int. Compounds 1b(c). Now archaic. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adjective] > specifically of conduct, life, etc. riotous1389 rakehella1547 rakehelly1594 wild oat1676 orgiastic1698 rakish1704 rakehellish1764 rackety1787 fast-going1856 orgiasticala1871 1856 Evening Packet (Dublin) 26 Jan. 2/6 She was well supported by Mr. Hustleby..and Mr. Honey, the latter almost exhausting his humour in a capital delineation of a fast-going man. 1866 A. Trollope Belton Estate I. iii. 81 She was a fast-going girl, and his friends were very sorry. 1885 W. Hoyle Depression of Trade 22 A dissipated fast-going young gentleman. 1977 S. K. Varma India's Second Explosion 9 They feel happy that they are relieved from the clutches of the ‘Caucus of Four’, headed by a fast-going Youth Leader. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1800
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