How to Use fast-track in a Sentence

fast-track

1 of 3 adjective
  • And the Angels of the last three seasons have been known to fast-track their prospects to the big leagues.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Part of the plan would help fast-track treatment trials.
    Isabella Cueto, STAT, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The justices agreed to hear Trump’s appeal on a fast-track basis.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The justices have been wary of acting on these fast-track disputes.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The high court declined to fast-track the case and instead let the appeals process continue.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And in 2010, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, helped fast-track these cleanup efforts.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Some have signed up to fight for Russia, on the promise of windfall salaries and fast-track Russian passports.
    Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The drug was given a fast-track approval based on the results of a phase 2 clinical trial.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Smith asked the Supreme Court last month to leap-frog the appeals court and decide the immunity issue, but the high court declined to fast-track the case.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That means TikTok being forced to sell, or face a possible ban, is on the fast-track to becoming law.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Last month, the Supreme Court refused to decide this issue on a fast-track basis, as Smith requested.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Chancery court judges in the state are recognized as business-law experts who can hear cases on a fast-track basis.
    Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Chancery Court judges in the state are recognized as business-law experts who can hear cases on a fast-track basis.
    Madlin Mekelburg, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The high court had been asked by Smith to step into the immunity dispute in December, but the justices declined to fast-track the case.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The bill would fast-track construction of the pipeline, which would carry natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia.
    Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 30 May 2023
  • The couple, both 76, decided to fast-track a move after Donn was diagnosed with cancer.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Kern County has been hit with another courtroom setback in its quest to fast-track oil and gas drilling, including near homes and schools, in the San Joaquin Valley.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The Biden administration is set to fast-track 20 new miles of border barriers through part of Starr County, Texas.
    Alicia A. Caldwell, WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The men accused of raping the 19-year-old woman in Palermo have been granted fast-track trials, their lawyers told CNN, which means they will be held behind closed doors and sealed.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Since then, families have been released into the U.S., and the administration has placed some into a fast-track court process.
    Hamed Aleaziz, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
  • Promising drugs could qualify for expedited approval through the FDA’s fast-track process, the agency said.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The forms fast-track a trespassing charge, which would normally require that a property owner make a complaint.
    John C. Moritz, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Trump’s lawyers appealed that decision, but Smith’s team, determined to keep the case on schedule, sought to leapfrog the appeals court by asking the Supreme Court to fast-track the immunity question.
    Eric Tucker, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
  • To bring more people indoors and out of harm’s way, Bay Area lawmakers are pushing a new bill to fast-track building tiny homes and other kinds of temporary shelter statewide.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Smith, the special counsel, asked the Supreme Court last month to leapfrog the appeals court and decide the immunity issue once and for all, but the high court declined to fast-track the case and instead let the appeals process continue.
    Robert Legare, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The various rounds of horse trading resulted in McCarthy promising to fast-track some dissenters' border bills.
    Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Lastly, the airline has also extended its fast-track promotion to earn Gold elite status.
    Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2024
  • What Sha reminds me is that although a weeklong retreat can certainly fast-track gut health—while doubling as an amazing all-around respite—there are no quick fixes.
    Mary Holland, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The TikTok divestment bill was bundled into a massive $95 billion aid package, which helped fast-track it through Congress.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
  • As Senate president, Masterson holds vast power to block or fast-track bills in the state Legislature.
    Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
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fast-track

2 of 3 verb
  • The court agreed to take up the matter late last year, putting it on a fast-track timeline that should produce a final ruling by the end of June.
    WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
  • As part of those efforts to fast-track the release of children, officials removed several steps in the sponsor vetting process for certain cases.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • To that end, the Biden administration asked the justices to fast-track the case for consideration this term even though that window typically closes in January.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Fourteen dry years later in 2020, the Trump administration tried to fast-track the project’s environmental review but water managers from the other six Colorado River Basin states banded together to block it.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some fast-track their way to a purchase, others have special occasions like birthdays in that time period, and yet others may be highly motivated to learn or shop only within a specific category.
    Vijay Chittoor, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Biden officials who favor the restart to family detention want to use the facilities to carry out fast-track deportations for families that lack valid protection claims, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.
    Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • However, Moscow’s invasion and Ukraine’s request for fast-track consideration have lent urgency to the negotiations.
    Mstyslav Chernov, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The court agreed to take up the matter late last year, putting it on a fast-track timeline that should produce a final ruling by the end of June.
    WSJ, 28 Feb. 2023
  • As part of those efforts to fast-track the release of children, officials removed several steps in the sponsor vetting process for certain cases.
    Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • To that end, the Biden administration asked the justices to fast-track the case for consideration this term even though that window typically closes in January.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Fourteen dry years later in 2020, the Trump administration tried to fast-track the project’s environmental review but water managers from the other six Colorado River Basin states banded together to block it.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some fast-track their way to a purchase, others have special occasions like birthdays in that time period, and yet others may be highly motivated to learn or shop only within a specific category.
    Vijay Chittoor, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Biden officials who favor the restart to family detention want to use the facilities to carry out fast-track deportations for families that lack valid protection claims, according to two officials familiar with the discussions.
    Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2023
  • However, Moscow’s invasion and Ukraine’s request for fast-track consideration have lent urgency to the negotiations.
    Mstyslav Chernov, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
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fast track

3 of 3 noun
  • Of course, a child is a fast track into the heart of the city.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The bill failed to pass the House last month when Democrats sought to fast track it.
    Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN, 18 Mar. 2022
  • That's right: the fast track to a prized life starts with music in the womb.
    Erik Vance, Scientific American, 15 May 2018
  • But in the past year, Bassett has been on a fast track.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 12 May 2021
  • Lone Oak Tow Park boasts 16 jibs, a jump and a fast track tow rope.
    Star Tribune, 5 Dec. 2020
  • During the first two decades, the mother of four got off the fast track — twice.
    Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Dec. 2021
  • All-Decade team, Jones, 32, appears to be on the Hall of Fame fast track.
    Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 6 June 2021
  • The couple have been on the fast track from the beginning.
    Sarah Michaud, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2018
  • Midway through the 2020 season, Bernard appeared to be on the fast track to the NFL.
    Scott Bell, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021
  • And right now, Ukraine is on a fast track to join the European Union.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Spending the day hunched over a laptop is a fast track to neck and back pain.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Hartline is on the fast track to become a head coach at a big-time school.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 26 July 2022
  • Meanwhile, the Harts are on a fast track, their abuse ignored.
    Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The court has put the case on a fast track, making a ruling possible by the end of the year.
    Greg Stohr, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Mindy Kaling is on the fast track to bonafide fashion icon status.
    Jennifer Chan, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Lean muscle gives you a better shape and can fast track you to get tighter and more toned.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2021
  • Veen is on a fast track, and a lot of MLB eyes will be on him over these final weeks of the season.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Besides, the band, formed in 1978, hardly seemed on a fast track to stardom.
    Alex Williams, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • That project landed a director last week and is on the fast track.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2018
  • The prospect, Josh Jung, is on the fast track to the majors, even without a minor league season.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2020
  • New England is on the fast track toward missing the playoffs for just the third time in the past two decades.
    Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The bill, filed for the legislative session that will start March 7, appears to be on a fast track in the House.
    Ryan Dailey, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Sekona appeared to be on the fast track to becoming the starter at nose tackle.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2021
  • With all these pass attempts in the forecast, the over 52 looks a tad low on the fast track of SoFi Stadium.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Jackson took a fast track to the NBA, possibly too fast.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
  • These pointers will get you on the fast track to jerkbait glory.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 May 2024
  • These days, the 19-year-old is on the fast track to be considered one of the nation’s best triathletes in her age group.
    Bob Narang, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
  • By 1999, a new bill pushed by Enron lobbyists was on the fast track.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • His script sold to Paramount before going into turnaround and landing at Fox, which put it on a fast track.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 June 2024
  • Miramax is working to fast track the project, which remains in early stages of development.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024

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