In view of the number of homeless, it was decided to fast track the construction of low-cost housing.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
fast track — ˈfast track noun [singular] HUMAN RESOURCES a quick and direct path to getting jobs that are more important and better paid: • He is a middle manager in his 30s, on the fast track for promotion. • one of the bank s fast track graduates fast… … Financial and business terms
fast-track — fast ,track1 adjective happening, developing, or progressing more quickly than usual: fast track legislation fast track fast ,track 2 verb transitive to make something happen, develop, or progress more quickly than usual … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fast-track — UK US verb [T] ► to make it easier for something to happen or for someone to achieve something more quickly than usual: »There are calls for the bill to be fast tracked through Congress. fast tracking noun [U] … Financial and business terms
fast track — n [singular] the fast track to something is the fastest way of achieving it ▪ Many saw independence as the fast track to democracy … Dictionary of contemporary English
fast track — n [singular] the fast track to something is the fastest way of achieving it ▪ Many saw independence as the fast track to democracy … Dictionary of contemporary English
fast track — fast ,track noun singular a way of achieving something more quickly than usual: on the fast track to success … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fast-track — /ˈfast træk/ (say fahst trak) verb (t) 1. to move (people, oneself, etc.) into or through a system with unusual speed. 2. to bring (something) about with unusual speed: the government fast tracked the construction of the bridge. –verb (i) 3. to… …
fast-track — I UK / US adjective happening, developing, or progressing more quickly than usual fast track legislation II UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms fast track : present tense I/you/we/they fast track he/she/it fast tracks present participle fast… … English dictionary
fast-track — a fast track a very quick way of achieving something or dealing with something. We are introducing a fast track procedure for dealing with applications. (always before noun) … New idioms dictionary
fast track — 1. noun a) A race track with optimum conditions for high speeds Google welcomes the ISO decision to not approve the fast track of Microsofts OOXML. b) A railroad for express trains. 2. verb To … Wiktionary
