How to Use fast in a Sentence

fast

1 of 4 adjective

• We took the faster route.
• We're off to a fast start.
• She's a very fast runner.
• We're now experiencing a faster rate of inflation.
• For Lue, the largest steps forward were also the fastest.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The Midland area labor force grew the fastest in the state at 5.5% in August.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
• The fastest way to drive a masonry screw is with the same drill driver that made the hole.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
• North Texas is home to the fastest growing metro areas in the country.
  — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
• As a result, the yacht has a lower fighting weight and is faster on the waves.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Feb. 2024
• There’s no fast and hard rule about when to replace a kitchen trash can.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Apr. 2024
• Thursday is a big day for new menu items at fast food joints.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Look up the list of the players with the fastest Combine 40s and see how many amounted to something great in The League.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• This is not the safe route of starting it right back with a fast pace that’s punching you in the face like a punk song.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
• Feels like maybe the Feds were testing how fast DC could be emptied.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• These along with the side zipper make getting in and out of the overalls super easy and fast.
  — Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2024
• Post believes there is no hard and fast rule about host and hostess gifts.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2023
• The team wanted to make sure that the turnaround was fast enough to ensure the audience still cared about the case.
  — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
• But at the same time, Trump’s campaign has been burning through cash at an even faster rate.
  — TIME, 1 Feb. 2024
• The second was a means of fast transportation, such as a bike, or, better yet, a moped.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• She’s got that quality down whether the flow is fast or slow-mo, up in the clouds or tapped into her NYC roots.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 16 Feb. 2024
• But what if there were a fast and efficient way to pick up those wayward small pieces?
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 9 Jan. 2024
• In the past 35 years, the country has seen the fastest decline in population of any country in the world—a 28 percent drop.
  — WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
• Propelled with paddles, the canoes were large enough to hold around 45 men and could travel at fast speeds.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024
• Instead, the failure of AI to deliver as big or fast as Wall Street deems may prove the kryptonite that busts the blast.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
• Some of these movies have been faster than others, and some of them have left me feeling furious.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• There is no hard and fast rule since every case is different.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
• Jordan is heard yelling in the video as the truck's exterior is blasted to shreds by the fast moving train.
  — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 June 2023
• That means health care workers are retiring at a faster pace.
  — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 9 June 2023
• If the flow of the milk from the bottle nipple is too fast, your baby may be forced to gulp and take in excess air while feeding.
  — Tina Donvito, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
• Rina is wearing down the fastest, but even Philippe is no major threat to land areas.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023

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fast

2 of 4 adverb

• The window was stuck fast.
• He ran as fast as he could.
• He's going to have to talk fast to get himself out of this mess.
• She's a woman who can think fast in a crisis.
• She held fast to her belief in justice.
• You need to act fast to take advantage of this offer.
• We must stand fast and not surrender!
• The boss expects this to be done this afternoon, so you'd better work fast.
• I don't know what caused the accident. It all happened so fast.
• This is fast becoming a national problem.
• The 10-minute bike ride back home couldn’t end fast enough.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 23 Mar. 2024
• Act fast to score these deals ahead of Prime Big Deal Days next week.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
• The Wild were physical; the Kraken fast and full of depth.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 5 May 2023
• China just build a navy faster than anywhere seen in the world.
  — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
• The 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner is track and field fast.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2023
• The air in that core was probably rising at speeds of 40 to 50 mph or faster.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
• The home team started fast, and when the No. 5 Crusaders regrouped, the Dons made sure to have the final say in a 14-9 win.
  — Glenn Graham, Baltimore Sun, 12 May 2023
• The answer: They won’t get fed any faster, and they might get taken away from her.
  — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
• Act fast to scoop up our favorite finds while sale prices last.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• As the seed spins, the wider end of the wing moves faster than the air closer to the seed, generating lift to keep it airborne.
  — Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 9 Aug. 2023
• To get out the door faster, prepare your gear the night before and make sure your iPhone is fully charged.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
• Spain, like the rest of the Mediterranean, is forecast to heat up faster than the global average.
  — Joseph Wilson, ajc, 25 June 2023
• Frith had been right: A new record was set, 14 hours and 23 minutes faster than the previous time.
  — Max Ufberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
• Make-Ahead: Looking to make this 25-minute dinner even faster?
  — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2023
• The faster your metabolic rate, the quicker delta-8 will be cleared from your system.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 July 2023
• This means the hull could be delivered faster than usual.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
• The questions are coming fast now, and two reporters are talking at the same time, and Ballard adds his voice to the mix.
  — Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
• That’s probably because land warms faster than ocean with much of the U.S. as land and most of the globe as ocean, Ms. Gleason said.
  — Seth Borenstein, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2024
• Even the live streaming options for in-play events load fast and fit in the UI without feeling tacked on.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
• This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle’s weight can push water out of the way.
  — Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024

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fast

3 of 4 verb

• Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.
• She always fasts on Yom Kippur.
• But fast forward to 2023, and many of those deals have not paid off.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 July 2023
• Because of the need to fast, the test is usually done in the morning.
  — Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2023
• Good Friday is a day of fasting within the Catholic church.
  — Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 29 Mar. 2024
• Those left behind might fast alone in the mountains and wail and cut themselves.
  — Sterling Holywhitemountain, The New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2021
• Only adults who are in good health should fast during the holy month, BBC states.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2023
• While your iPhone may be capped to a charge speed of 18 watts, your MacBook Pro might fast charge at 67 watts.
  — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
• Canned pork and beans: This is our shortcut to fast, homemade baked beans.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
• This test does not require fasting so your provider may ask you to take it at any point in the day.
  — Maggie O'Neill, Health, 22 Dec. 2023
• How long to fast for autophagy to begin is up for debate.
  — Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
• The public attention on his fasting habits seemed to have caught Sunak off guard.
  — Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
• Sajanlal said that one day, a friend tried fasting with him.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• How fasting has changed Christians started to fast during Lent in the fifth to ninth centuries.
  — Francisco Guzman, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
• Church leaders connect this length of time to the 40-day period that Jesus fasted in the desert.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024
• The buffet begins at 7 p.m., whether customers have been fasting or not.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2023
• Apart from being a sacred month, Muharram is the best month to fast after Ramadan.
  — Manal Aman, Good Housekeeping, 13 June 2023
• But some people may struggle to fast during the entire day of Yom Kippur.
  — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
• The players don’t stress out about fasting during the tournament, but the same can’t be said for UConn coach Dan Hurley.
  — Kristie Rieken, ajc, 31 Mar. 2023
• Even after fasting for days and sweating profusely in the gym, fat does not leave them.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023
• Eskandar Saed is almost 7-years-old and is fasting for Ramadan for the first time.
  — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023
• Does this apply as much to fast food and chain restaurants (which are mainly walk-in) as with higher end and fine dining?
  — John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
• According to Islam, fasting draws the faithful closer to God and reminds them of the suffering of the poor.
  — Jack Jeffery, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2023
• There wasn't even time to get Lacey Gonzalez into a wheelchair; Luis needed to find help fast.
  — Peter Warren, Star Tribune, 15 Mar. 2021
• In the wee hours before sunrise, Suhoor is served, a meal intended to sustain those fasting throughout the day.
  — Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 23 Mar. 2023
• The meeting coincided with the second night of the holy month of Ramadan, during which many Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
  — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
• That posed problems for their banks, which couldn't liquidate their assets fast enough.
  — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2023
• The people being released into Yuma will need help and fast.
  — Stephanie Bennett, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2021
• Muslims fast from shortly before sunrise to sunset, which can last from 11 to 16 hours.
  — Ashley Soebroto, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
• Saint Catherine, who fasted almost unto death, was said to be revived after drinking blood from the side wound of Jesus.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024

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fast

4 of 4 noun

• Muslims break their fast after the evening prayer with the meal called ifṭār.
  — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
• The only festive meal is the one to break the fast after sundown.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 11 Aug. 2022
• The nightly communal meal to break the fast is called an ishtar.
  — Greg Garrison | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
• When the sun is down, however, many have big meals to break their fast.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2023
• Be sure to eat foods that fill you up and keep your blood sugar steady during the fast.
  — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• There will also be a three-hour class to break the fast on Monday, Sept. 25, at 6 p.m., with more food to eat.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• The dates are a reference to the Prophet Muhammad eating dates to break his fast.
  — Jordan Green, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
• Turkish and Greek Jews break their fast with a sweet drink made with melon seeds.
  — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
• Moving the clock forward means breaking the fast at 7 p.m. instead of 6 p.m.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• By Wednesday, the fifth day of his fast, John was weakening.
  — John Rosengren, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
• Ramadan ends Friday, April 21 with Eid al-Fitr, or the festival of the breaking of the fast.
  — Austindedios, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2023
• So, the best catfish rods sport a fast to moderate action, which bends no more than half of the blank.
  — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
• The goal of the 21-day financial fast is to stop spending mindlessly.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
• Muslim students break their fast at home or the mosque at sunset.
  — Amaarah Decuir, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
• There are two routes to amending the constitution — one fast and one slow.
  — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 4 June 2021
• With the holiday fast approaching, daughters and sons are in search of the perfect gift to put a smile on dad’s face.
  — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
• Perna starts the day on a fast, as Musk is known to skip breakfast, and doesn't eat until his pre-workout meal at 1 p.m.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 16 May 2022
• Talk to your healthcare provider before resuming the fast.
  — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
• Special beer would be brewed by the monks for that purpose — stronger, richer and darker to sustain the monks during their fast.
  — Don Tse, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• The conclusion of the 30-day fast is celebrated with delicious feasts around the world.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 21 Apr. 2023
• The fast isn't meant as punishment or to torture those observing it.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
• The fast is longer among the northern elephant seals, at about 56 days, compared to 37 days for their southern counterparts.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Jan. 2024
• Lib also learns the reason Anna was convinced to go along with the religious fast.
  — Town & Country, 18 Nov. 2022
• The only scriptural guideline for iftar is to break the fast with dates and water, as Muhammad himself did.
  — Marty Patail| For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2022
• His third required a gutsy flop shot from a sketchy lie that had to land with spin and precision on a blazing fast, sloping green.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 16 June 2023
• And with 2024 fast approaching, the issue doesn't appear to be going anywhere.
  — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
• The Egyptian breakfast is called tamr bel laban, but dates and milk are a common choice for Muslims either at the beginning or end of the fast.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
• As soon as the sun goes down, Muslims break their fast with a light meal or snack called iftar before their evening prayer, known as tarawih, which some choose to perform at mosques.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• That means setting up a dozen medical tents on the plaza and organizing iftar dinners after sunset to celebrate the end of the daily fast for tens of thousands of worshipers.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• The fast is believed to help participants focus on what’s most important in one’s life, as well as increase self-discipline, renew one’s faith and seek out forgiveness.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024