fast track
noun
a racetrack dry and hard enough for optimum speed.
a railroad track for express trains.
Informal.
a situation or course of action that is intensely pressured or competitive, especially one in which a person advances rapidly to a higher level in a business or profession: With two promotions in six months, he seems to have chosen the fast track.
Idioms for fast track
- advancing or being promoted more rapidly than usual, especially in business or other organizational positions: an executive on the fast track.
- expanding or being developed or handled rapidly and often innovatively: a company on the fast track in computer technology.Compare fast lane.
on a/the fast track, Informal.
Words nearby fast track
fast rhythm,
fast smear,
fast talk,
fast telegram,
fast time,
fast track,
fast worker,
fast-break,
fast-breaking,
fast-breeder reactor,
fast-count
Definition for fast track (2 of 2)
fast-track
[ fast-trak, fahst- ]
/ ˈfæstˈtræk, ˈfɑst- /
verb (used with or without object)
to advance or develop rapidly.
adjective
of or relating to the fast track.
OTHER WORDS FROM fast-track
fast-track·er, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for fast track
fast-track
adjective
denoting the quickest or most direct route or system
fast-track executives; a fast-track procedure for libel claims
verb
(tr)
to speed up the progress of (a project or person)
Idioms and Phrases with fast track
fast track
A situation involving high pressure, competition, and, especially, rapid success or advancement. For example, He was definitely on a fast track, becoming a partner after only five years in the firm, or This company was on the fast track in software development. This term alludes to a dry, hard horse track that enables horses to run at high speeds. [Colloquial; mid-1960s] Also see fast lane.