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
Neutral · CEFR B2
Happening with exceptional speed, energy, and intensity.
fail fast
Neutral · CEFR B2
to test ideas quickly and abandon the failing ones early, learning as cheaply as possible
pull a fast one
Informal · CEFR B2
to deceive someone with a quick, sneaky, or unexpected trick
move fast and break things
Informal · CEFR C1
a philosophy of shipping quickly and accepting breakage in order to learn faster
in the nick of time
Neutral · CEFR B1
at the latest moment when success is still possible
round the clock
Neutral · CEFR B1
continuously, throughout all twenty-four hours of the day
Source methodology
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