Fast-forward
(verb)
- To move quickly through time or space; to skip over a part of a recorded audio or video.
- To accelerate the progress of something.
Origin:
Fast-forward is a combination of the words fast and forward, that refers to the action of moving forward quickly in time or space. it's used to describe the action of skipping over a part of a recorded audio or video, or the action of moving quickly through time or space.
Examples:
- I fast-forwarded the video to the part where the action starts.
- He fast-forwarded through the boring parts of the movie.
- The company is trying to fast-forward its growth by expanding into new markets.
- I fast-forwarded to the end of the song to see who the artist was.
- The fast-forward button on the VCR was stuck, so we couldn't skip the commercials.