fast-forward
verb /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd/
/ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərd/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they fast-forward | /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd/ /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərd/ |
| he / she / it fast-forwards | /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədz/ /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdz/ |
| past simple fast-forwarded | /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪd/ /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪd/ |
| past participle fast-forwarded | /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪd/ /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪd/ |
| -ing form fast-forwarding | /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪŋ/ /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] fast-forward (something) to move a recording forwards to a later point without playing it
- [intransitive] fast-forward to something | + adv./prep. to move quickly forwards in time, especially to a later point in a story
- The action then fast-forwards to Ettore as a young man.