fast-trackedadj.
/ˈfɑːs(t)trakt/, /ˈfas(t)trakt/, U.S. /ˈfæs(t)ˌtrækt/ 1. Of a person: put on a fast track with regards to training or career development; advancing, or likely to advance, rapidly through the ranks of an organization.
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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > having made progress or advanced
advanced1646
progressed1842
upgrown1848
developed1859
new-generation1963
fast-tracked1972
the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank > that may be advanced or promoted > rapidly
fast-tracked1972
1972 N.Y. Times 18 June ix. 24 (advt.) Prestige Blue Chip seeks fast tracked personnel exec for major new Div.
2003 Independent 23 Jan. 4/4 The former actress, who runs her own management training business, had been among Central Office's fast-tracked candidates.
2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 1 May iii. 4/4 Booz Allen Hamilton..has a ‘ramp up, ramp down’ policy that lets fast-tracked employees take timeouts from client work without scuttling their careers or moving to boring work.
2. Of a project, plan, etc.: that has had its development accelerated or its approval expedited; that has been put on a fast track.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > quickly done or obtained
expeditiousa1616
speedya1616
expeditive1617
rapid1661
fast1863
quickie1927
fast track1968
fast-tracked1976
1976 Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Mass.) 26 July 3/5 With six years of planning, ground breaking in late July of 1974 and just over two years of coordinated and ‘fast tracked’ construction effort, another major milestone in the history of the Burbank Hospital is about to be reached.
1997 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 5 July b2 If the fast-tracked bill clears the House floor unopposed,..it will find quick sponsorship in the Senate.
2005 Independent 3 Nov. 34/1 Last year, while embroiled in a scandal over a fast-tracked visa, Mr Blunkett was revealed to have made disobliging comments about his Cabinet colleagues.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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