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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fast′ for′ward, - Sound Reproductiona function of an electronic recording device, as a tape recorder or cassette deck, that allows the tape to be advanced rapidly.
- Sound Reproductionthe button or switch that activates this function.
fast-for•ward (fast′fôr′wərd, fäst′-),USA pronunciation v.i. - Sound Reproduction(on a recording device or projector) to advance a tape or film rapidly, using the fast forward.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fast-forward n - (sometimes not hyphenated) the control on a tape deck or video recorder used to wind the tape or video forward at speed
- informal a state of urgency or rapid progress: my mind went into fast forward
vb - (transitive) to wind (a video or tape) forward using the fast-forward control
- to deal with speedily: fast-forward the trials of the new drug
- (intransitive) to move forward through a tape or video using the fast-forward control
- (usually followed by to) to direct one's attention towards a particular time or event, ignoring intervening material: fast-forward to the summer of 2008
Etymology: 20th Century: from the fast-forward wind control in a tape deck |