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Definition fast in British English

fast adjective

adjective
/fɑːst/
1

able to move quickly

Example

Simon loves fast cars.

Example

a chance for runners to show how fast they are

Synonyms and related words
fast quick swift
1.1

done quickly

Example

It was quite a fast journey.

Example

a fast drive/run

Example

We were expected to work at a fast pace.

Synonyms and related words
suddenly immediately at once
1.2

done without waiting or delaying

Example

The government has promised a fast response to the crisis.

Example

We need fast and effective action to combat this problem.

Synonyms and related words
suddenly immediately at once
1.3

a fast road is one on which you can drive quickly

Synonyms and related words
arterial fast impassable
1.4

doing or able to do something quickly

Example

I'm usually quite a fast learner.

Synonyms and related words
quickly fast rapid
2

exciting, with a lot of different things happening in a short time

Example

The pace of the game was fast.

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exciting alive fast
2.1

a fast way of life is one in which you travel a lot, meet a lot of people, and do a lot of exciting things

Synonyms and related words
(as) to the manner born austere back-to-nature
3

if a clock is fast, it shows a time that is later than the correct time

Example

My watch is a few minutes fast.

Synonyms and related words
0900/1300 etc hours about advanced
4

a fast film is one that you use to take photographs of something that is moving quickly, or that you use when there is not very much light

Synonyms and related words
analogue camera aperture body camera
5

colours that are fast will not become paler when clothes are washed

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ablaze a riot of something bleached
6

a fast woman is one who has sexual relationships with a lot of different people

Synonyms and related words
female feminine womanly
Definition fast in British English

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