Example
“After years in the fast lane, he left finance for a quieter job by the sea.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
fast and furious
CEFR B2Happening with exceptional speed, energy, and intensity.
Neutral
fail fast
CEFR B2to test ideas quickly and abandon the failing ones early, learning as cheaply as possible
Neutral
pull a fast one
CEFR B2to deceive someone with a quick, sneaky, or unexpected trick
Informal
move fast and break things
CEFR C1a philosophy of shipping quickly and accepting breakage in order to learn faster
Informal
in the nick of time
CEFR B1at the latest moment when success is still possible
Neutral
round the clock
CEFR B1continuously, throughout all twenty-four hours of the day
Neutral
Source methodology
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