fast-forwarding

verb

Definition of fast-forwardingnext
present participle of fast-forward
as in accelerating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fast-forwarding
  1. accelerating
  2. proceeding
  3. progressing
  4. coming
Verb
  • In 2021, to fuel its growth and success, the founders bestowed the honor of accelerating the company to Rich Berry, a business school graduate with extensive experience in brand management specializing in the frozen foods industry.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, this cheap capacity led to some of the first national brands, and when globalization started accelerating in the 1970s, dominant American brands evolved into dominant global ones.
    Byrne Hobart, Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of accelerating
Verb
  • Some Syrian Americans planned to rally Sunday afternoon, celebrating the end of al-Assad's rule, starting at the Islamic Center of Detroit, a Detroit mosque, and then proceeding with a caravan to the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn.
    Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The names of Bowling and another woman, who’s claims were barred from proceeding to trial, are collectively shown for more than ten seconds in two scenes and a trailer in a similar fashion.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of proceeding
Verb
  • Updates about availability and how development is progressing will be available via the Google Labs website.
    Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • City currently sits 20th in the new 36-team group Champions League format, with only the top eight progressing automatically to the round of 16.
    Matias Grez, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of progressing
Verb
  • Listen to this article A tractor-trailer hauling thousands of pounds of metal beams was involved in a four-car crash on Interstate 395 in Norwich on Tuesday, leading to the beams coming loose and smashing through the cab area of the tractor-trailer, trapping the injured driver inside.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While the cloud tax is the highest dollar-amount tax being discussed, this does not mean that the other laundry list of tax increases will not hit most every Chicago resident’s wallet in the coming year.
    Jack Lavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of coming
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fast-forwarded

fast-forwarding

fast-forwards

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“Fast-forwarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fast-forwarding. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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