fast-forward


fast-for·ward

(făst-fôr′wərd)n. or fast forward1. A control mechanism on an audio or video player that permits rapid advancement of a recording.2. The state of being in rapid advancement or progression, as of a film or a sequence of events: "The trial was on fast forward" (Nelson DeMille).v. fast-for·ward·ed, fast-for·ward·ing, fast-for·wards v.intr.1. To advance an audio or video recording rapidly.2. To think ahead to a later time or stage in a sequence of events.v.tr.1. To advance (an audio or video recording) rapidly.2. To speed up the progression of (a sequence of events).

fast-forward

n 1. (Electronics) (sometimes not hyphenated) 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 3. (tr) to wind (a video or tape) forward using the fast-forward control 4. to deal with speedily: fast-forward the trials of the new drug. 5. (Electronics) (intr) to move forward through a tape or video using the fast-forward control 6. (usually foll by to) to direct one's attention towards a particular time or event, ignoring intervening material: fast-forward to the summer of 2008. [C20: from the fast-forward wind control in a tape deck]

fast′-for′ward



v.i. (on a recording device or projector) to advance a tape or film rapidly using a function of the device. [1970–75] fast′-for′ward, n.

fast-forward


Past participle: fast-forwarded
Gerund: fast-forwarding
Imperative
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Present
I fast-forward
you fast-forward
he/she/it fast-forwards
we fast-forward
you fast-forward
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Preterite
I fast-forwarded
you fast-forwarded
he/she/it fast-forwarded
we fast-forwarded
you fast-forwarded
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Present Continuous
I am fast-forwarding
you are fast-forwarding
he/she/it is fast-forwarding
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you are fast-forwarding
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Present Perfect
I have fast-forwarded
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Past Continuous
I was fast-forwarding
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he/she/it was fast-forwarding
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you were fast-forwarding
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Past Perfect
I had fast-forwarded
you had fast-forwarded
he/she/it had fast-forwarded
we had fast-forwarded
you had fast-forwarded
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Future
I will fast-forward
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they will fast-forward
Future Perfect
I will have fast-forwarded
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Future Continuous
I will be fast-forwarding
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fast-forwarding
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Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fast-forwarding
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Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fast-forwarding
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he/she/it had been fast-forwarding
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Conditional
I would fast-forward
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Past Conditional
I would have fast-forwarded
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