How to Use fast lane in a Sentence

fast lane

noun
  • I pulled into the fast lane to pass the truck.
  • To hop into the fast lane, don't veer to the left; shoot to the top.
    Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
  • The car came to an abrupt and complete stop in the fast lane.
    cleveland, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Two lanes were closed — the fast lane and the lane to the right of it — and CHP issued a traffic alert.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Bond’s life in the fast lane would set him out as a risk taker.
    Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2013
  • Within 20 minutes of the crash, crews were able to get the fast lane open.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Here are three of her top gear picks for keeping sane and healthy in the fast lane.
    Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Dior Homme Sport is a fresh cologne great for teenage guys who like to live life in the fast lane.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
  • The vehicle was on its roof in the fast lane, the agency said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Life in the fast lane didn’t seem to harm the jellyfish either.
    Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Georgia now holds the key to whether Biden gets to ride in the fast lane with his agenda, or be stuck on the side of the road.
    Julie Winokur, Time, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called it the fast lane to the city's future.
    CBS News, 15 June 2018
  • The state trooper pulled him over for lingering too long in the fast lane.
    Allie Morris, Dallas News, 10 June 2022
  • The people who took this all wrong simply need to take the fast lane to get over themselves.
    Mac Engel, star-telegram, 19 Mar. 2018
  • When the man reached the fast lane of the northbound side, he was struck by a Hyundai driven by a 30-year-old motorist.
    Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 4 May 2024
  • Hits like life in the fast lane and new kid in town, the lyrics are valued at more than a million dollars.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2022
  • Which, as any cocktailer knows, is what puts in you in the fast lane to a next-day hangover.
    Adam Rapoport, Bon Appetit, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Daisy Kent and Thor Herbst are taking their new romance to the fast lane!
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
  • The car ended up in the center divide and clothes from the vehicle were strewn across the fast lane.
    Karen Kucher, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 May 2018
  • After more than 50 years of touring, the Eagles are bidding a fond farewell to life in the fast lane.
    Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 6 July 2023
  • At the time, the E! co-anchor was living life in the fast lane, pushing her mind and body to its limits.
    Kara Ladd, Redbook, 21 June 2018
  • Some disease may pluck you from life’s fast lane and pin you to a bed, a wheelchair, a coffin.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Hence, the Fed’s policies are crushing demand by taking M2 from the fast lane to a stall.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Not surprisingly, both his vault and his garage keep pace with his life in the fast lane.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 31 July 2022
  • You may be swept away by a tide of exciting events that shift your life into the fast lane.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Mark Wahlberg enjoyed some quality time in the fast lane with his youngest.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Wednesday, the business of baseball has moved into the fast lane.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 27 Nov. 2021
  • That’s rapid enough for life in the fast lane and, at those speeds, the featherweight bike feels plenty stable.
    Manuel Carrillo Iii, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The Toyota then collided with a metal guardrail and came to a rest in the fast lane, according to the CHP.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
  • On Monday night in L.A., the slow draft entered the fast lane -- beginning with pick No.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2018

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