What does fast-forward mean?

v. To quickly move a recording to a later point without playing it.; To quickly move forward in time, usually to a later point in a story or event.

fast-forward

🇺🇸 /ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərd/ 🇬🇧 /ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd/

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verb

To quickly move a recording to a later point without playing it.

I wanted to skip the boring part, so I fast-forwarded the video.

To quickly move forward in time, usually to a later point in a story or event.

Let's fast-forward to the end of the story to see what happens.

To quickly move a recording to a later point without playing it.; To quickly move forward in time, usually to a later point in a story or event.

3rd Present fast-forwards

Past fast-forwarded

Perfect fast-forwarded

Progressive fast-forwarding