Definitions for fast track
fast track

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. fast tracknoun

   a rapid means of achieving a goal

   "they saw independence as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped"

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1. fast tracknoun

   A race track with optimum conditions for high speeds

2. fast tracknoun

   A railroad for express trains.

3. fast tracknoun

   The quickest or most direct method or path.

4. fast tracknoun

   A high-pressure or intensely competitive situation, particularly one characterised by rapid advancement.

5. fast trackverb

   To progress something with unusual rapidity.

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1. Fast Track

   The fast track is an informal English term meaning "the quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal, as in competing for professional advancement". By definition, it implies that a less direct, slower route also exists.

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How to pronounce fast track?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fast track in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fast track in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of fast track in a Sentence

1. Michael Needham:

   Heritage Action has always been a free trade organization, but free-market conservatives are understandably split on this president's request for fast track authority, including an egregiously ineffective welfare program in a bill intended to promote trade will only exacerbate the problem. Conservatives should oppose any effort to combine these two bills.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   Ralston Live, if you were in the Senate still ... would you vote for (fast-track authority)?

3. Barack Obama:

   Any agreement that we finalize with the other 11 countries will have to be posted online for at least 60 days before I even sign it. Then it would go to Congress -- and you know there's not going to do anything fast, there's nothing fast-track about this. This is a very deliberate track.

4. Senator Hawley:

   Alejandro Mayorkas has not adequately explained how Alejandro Mayorkas will enforce federal law and secure the southern border given President-elect Biden's promise to roll back major enforcement and security measures, just today, Alejandro Mayorkas declined to say Alejandro Mayorkas would enforce the laws Congress has already passed to secure the border wall system. Given this, I can not consent to skip the standard vetting process and fast-track this nomination when so many questions remain unanswered.

5. Iowa Republican:

   If President Obama can be more forward-leaning with members of his party, starting with tonight's State of the Union address, I think we can get this (fast-track authority) done quickly. That is what I am committed to do.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=fast track
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fast_Track
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Track