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/fast/
adjective
  1. moving or capable of moving at high speed.
    "a fast and powerful car"
    synonyms: speedy, quick, swift, rapid, brisk, nimble, sprightly, lively, fast-moving, high-speed, turbo, sporty, accelerated, express, flying, whirlwind, blistering, breakneck, pell-mell, meteoric, smart, hasty, hurried, unhesitating, expeditious, fleet-footed, nippy, zippy, spanking, scorching, blinding, supersonic, cracking, fleet, tantivy, alacritous, volant
  2. (of a clock or watch) showing a time ahead of the correct time.
    "I keep my watch fifteen minutes fast"
  3. firmly fixed or attached.
    "he made a rope fast to each corner"
    synonyms: secure, secured, fastened, tight, firmly fixed, stuck, jammed, immovable, unbudgeable, stiff, closed, shut, to, attach, fasten, fix, affix, join, connect, couple, link, tie, tie up, bind, fetter, strap, rope, tether, truss, lash, hitch, moor, anchor, yoke, chain
  4. (of a film) needing only a short exposure.
    "a 35-mm color film which is ten times faster than Kodacolor II"
  5. (of a dye) not fading in light or when washed.
    "the dyes are boiled with the yarn to produce a fast color"
    synonyms: indelible, lasting, permanent, stable
  6. (of a person or lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities.
    "the fast life she led in London"
    synonyms: wild, dissipated, dissolute, debauched, intemperate, immoderate, louche, rakish, decadent, unrestrained, reckless, profligate, self-indulgent, shameless, sinful, immoral, extravagant, swinging

adverb
  1. at high speed.
    "he was driving too fast"
    synonyms: quickly, rapidly, swiftly, speedily, briskly, at speed, at full speed, at full tilt, energetically, hastily, with all haste, in haste, hurriedly, in a hurry, posthaste, pell-mell, without delay, expeditiously, with dispatch, like a shot, like a flash, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, in a wink, in a trice, in no time (at all), on the double, at the speed of light, like an arrow from a bow, double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick), nippily, like (greased) lightning, at warp speed, hell for leather, like mad, like crazy, like the wind, like a bomb, like nobody's business, like a scalded cat, like the deuce, a mile a minute, like a bat out of hell, like the clappers, at a rate of knots, like billy-o, lickety-split, apace
  2. so as to be hard to move; securely.
    "the ship was held fast by the anchor chain"
    synonyms: securely, tightly, immovably, fixedly, firmly
  3. so as to be hard to wake.
    "they were too fast asleep to reply"
    synonyms: deeply, sound, completely

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Fast means happening, moving, or doing something at great speed. You also use fast in questions or statements about speed.