fast trackn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfɑːs(t) trak/,

/ˈfas(t) trak/, U.S.

/ˈfæs(t) ˌtræk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., track n.

Etymology: < fast adj. + track n.With senses A. 1 and A. 2 compare earlier slow track n. 1 and slow track n. 2.

A. n.

1. Horse Racing. A racetrack with a hard dry surface which enables horses to run at high speed. Cf. slow track n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > specific type

training course1822

slow track1841

fast track1859

straightaway1878

bullring1897

paceway1978

1859 Daily Sun (Columbus, Georgia) 10 Jan. Whoever likes to see ‘fast crabs’ fly round a fast track, can be gratified by attending at the Carter Course next Thursday.

1913 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 5 Mar. (Second ed.) 18/2 (headline) Lively sprints on a fast track.

1974 Index-Jrnl. (Greenwood, S. Carolina) 23 Apr. 6/6 ‘Destroyer can't handle an off track.’ On a fast track though..Destroyer looks like a Kentucky Derby winner.

2019 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 July s5 Tone Broke, the 5-1 fourth pick, stood third before..passing leader Avie's Flatter..to capture the 13/16-mile dirt race in 1:56.56 on a fast track.

2. A course, route, or trajectory which results in fast progress or rapid advancement. Cf. slow track n. 2, which is much less common.In early use in figurative contexts relating to sense A. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > occasion or means of

stairs1585

stair1596

setting-forth1602

stepping-stone1653

rise1697

lift1711

leg up1871

a step in the right direction1877

a step up1926

fast track1946

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > advancement or promotion of a person > rapid

fast track1946

1946 Printers' Ink 9 Aug. 92/1 (advt.) Out in Front Together on a Fast Track. It's a fast track with lusty competition—but you'll find Baltimore's best-selling soft drink and Baltimore's best-selling newspaper winding up together in the big money.

1953 N.Y. Times 19 Apr. (Book Review section) br8/2 They're in the clear and, they think, on a fast track.

1964 B. Fine Stretching their Minds 19 ‘Acceleration’ became fashionable—meaning either old-fashioned ‘skipping’ or the modern ‘multiple-track’ plan (in racing terms, a slow track for the average student, a fast track for the superior).

1987 P. Wright & P. Greengrass Spycatcher xvi. 236 A lengthy list of rising civil servants on the fast track to Permanent Under Secretary chairs.

2003 Eve Aug. 90/3 But is speed dating a fast track to true love or to confidence-crushing rejection?

2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 19 It wouldn't be very surprising, as he was Head Boy at Eastbury Manor, if they put him on the management fast-track.

3. U.S. Politics. A process whereby an international trade agreement submitted by the President to Congress can only be voted up or down and is not subject to extensive debate or amendments.The authority of the President to negotiate agreements in this way, known as fast track authority, trade promotion authority, or TPA, was first granted by the Trade Act of 1974; it has expired and been renewed several times since.

ΚΠ

1985 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 6 Oct. a5/1 The administration wants to draft a free trade agreement that will move on a fast track through Congress.

1987 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 3 Oct. a5/6 Under fast track, Congress can't tinker with the details of a trade treaty. They simply get to vote yes or no.

1991 Christian Science Monitor 23 Dec. 18/2 President Bush has quietly taken the FTA [= Free Trade Agreement] off the fast track to keep it from becoming a negative campaign issue.

2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 June a2/3 The expiration of fast-track is likely to move the U.S. into a new era of trade uncertainty. It isn't clear that whoever follows Mr. Bush will have much luck winning renewal of fast-track.

B. adj.

1. Of a person: advancing, or likely to advance, rapidly through the ranks of an organization; suitable for rapid promotion; high-flying. Also: characteristic of such a person; fast-paced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank

rising1570

coming1845

up-and-coming1926

fast track1968

1968 Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Feb. 22/2 The ‘fast track’ men want to go some place in the corporation.

1984 Times 15 Dec. 7/1 Many a thrusting young manager or fast-track public servant has had his hopes dashed.

1989 Elle June 49 (advt.) Takes action against skin-damagers: Dirt and air pollution. Free radicals from ultraviolet light. Daily makeup. Fast-track living. Signs of premature aging.

1990 Newsweek 6 Aug. 10/2 It's nice to know that in this fast-track, materialistic society, so many of us are doing the right thing.

2016 @Promotionprep 16 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Nov. 2020) Looking ahead to tomorrow's coaching sessions involving 2 fast-track candidates seeking to become middle managers within 2 years.

a. gen. Designating a process designed to accelerate or expedite the progress of something; involving or employing such a process; accelerated, expedited.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > quickly done or obtained

expeditiousa1616

speedya1616

expeditive1617

rapid1661

fast1863

quickie1927

fast track1968

fast-tracked1976

1968 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 2 Aug. 2/5 His company put into effect immediately after the storms a ‘fast track’ method of adjusting losses which puts large numbers of adjusters on the spot to obtain sufficient information to pay claims immediately.

1992 Economist 8 Feb. 31/3 It is extending its fast-track graduate-recruitment scheme to include people in their 40s.

1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Dec. 1 The Minister for Justice is to introduce new ‘fast-track’ procedures for clearing the backlog of 4,000 asylum applications.

2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Feb. (Front section) 11/6 The men signed statements in the fast-track court saying they were innocent of all charges.

b. In the construction industry: designating an approach in which construction begins before all elements of the design are completed; employing or relating to this approach.

ΚΠ

1970 Archit. Rec. 148 91/1 Unit theory design is a synthesis of concepts: the module (structural or functional), the systems approach,..and the ‘fast track’ approach to programing, design and construction.

1970 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 11 Nov. 1/6 The fast track plan..calls for a number of bid offerings as plans for different phases of the schools are ready.

1991 New Builder 26 Sept. 20/3 Westminster & Chelsea is the fourth fast track hospital DSSR has worked on but the system chosen..makes it special.

1997 This Caring Profession July 3/3 Fast-track building by Volumetric can provide simultaneous construction of factory-built units in parallel with on-site works.

c. U.S. Politics. Designating a process whereby an international trade agreement submitted by the President to Congress can only be voted up or down and is not subject to extensive debate or amendments; of or relating to this process. Frequently in fast track authority: the authority of the President to negotiate agreements in this way (also known as trade promotion authority or TPA).Fast track authority was first granted by the Trade Act of 1974; it has expired and been renewed several times since.

ΚΠ

1975 SAIS Rev. 19 26/2 The Ways and Means Committee added a ‘fast track’ mechanism to the veto procedure to assure that a resolution of disapproval of an agreement could not be bottled up in committee or thwarted on the Floor by delaying tactics.

1991 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 6 Nov. 12/4 He asked Congress for fast track authority so that he could negotiate the agreement as a whole, without legislative approval for each clause in the treaty.

2015 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Aug. 41/4 The week the encyclical was released, Congress approved, in bipartisan fashion, fast-track trade legislation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fast track
释义	fast trackn.adj. Brit. /ˈfɑːs(t) trak/, /ˈfas(t) trak/, U.S. /ˈfæs(t) ˌtræk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fast adj., track n. Etymology: < fast adj. + track n.With senses A. 1 and A. 2 compare earlier slow track n. 1 and slow track n. 2. A. n. 1. Horse Racing. A racetrack with a hard dry surface which enables horses to run at high speed. Cf. slow track n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > racecourse > [noun] > specific type training course1822 slow track1841 fast track1859 straightaway1878 bullring1897 paceway1978 1859 Daily Sun (Columbus, Georgia) 10 Jan. Whoever likes to see ‘fast crabs’ fly round a fast track, can be gratified by attending at the Carter Course next Thursday. 1913 Daily Tel. (Sydney) 5 Mar. (Second ed.) 18/2 (headline) Lively sprints on a fast track. 1974 Index-Jrnl. (Greenwood, S. Carolina) 23 Apr. 6/6 ‘Destroyer can't handle an off track.’ On a fast track though..Destroyer looks like a Kentucky Derby winner. 2019 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 July s5 Tone Broke, the 5-1 fourth pick, stood third before..passing leader Avie's Flatter..to capture the 13/16-mile dirt race in 1:56.56 on a fast track. 2. A course, route, or trajectory which results in fast progress or rapid advancement. Cf. slow track n. 2, which is much less common.In early use in figurative contexts relating to sense A. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > occasion or means of stairs1585 stair1596 setting-forth1602 stepping-stone1653 rise1697 lift1711 leg up1871 a step in the right direction1877 a step up1926 fast track1946 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > rise in prosperity, power, or rank > advancement or promotion of a person > rapid fast track1946 1946 Printers' Ink 9 Aug. 92/1 (advt.) Out in Front Together on a Fast Track. It's a fast track with lusty competition—but you'll find Baltimore's best-selling soft drink and Baltimore's best-selling newspaper winding up together in the big money. 1953 N.Y. Times 19 Apr. (Book Review section) br8/2 They're in the clear and, they think, on a fast track. 1964 B. Fine Stretching their Minds 19 ‘Acceleration’ became fashionable—meaning either old-fashioned ‘skipping’ or the modern ‘multiple-track’ plan (in racing terms, a slow track for the average student, a fast track for the superior). 1987 P. Wright & P. Greengrass Spycatcher xvi. 236 A lengthy list of rising civil servants on the fast track to Permanent Under Secretary chairs. 2003 Eve Aug. 90/3 But is speed dating a fast track to true love or to confidence-crushing rejection? 2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 19 It wouldn't be very surprising, as he was Head Boy at Eastbury Manor, if they put him on the management fast-track. 3. U.S. Politics. A process whereby an international trade agreement submitted by the President to Congress can only be voted up or down and is not subject to extensive debate or amendments.The authority of the President to negotiate agreements in this way, known as fast track authority, trade promotion authority, or TPA, was first granted by the Trade Act of 1974; it has expired and been renewed several times since. ΚΠ 1985 Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell, Montana) 6 Oct. a5/1 The administration wants to draft a free trade agreement that will move on a fast track through Congress. 1987 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 3 Oct. a5/6 Under fast track, Congress can't tinker with the details of a trade treaty. They simply get to vote yes or no. 1991 Christian Science Monitor 23 Dec. 18/2 President Bush has quietly taken the FTA [= Free Trade Agreement] off the fast track to keep it from becoming a negative campaign issue. 2007 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 June a2/3 The expiration of fast-track is likely to move the U.S. into a new era of trade uncertainty. It isn't clear that whoever follows Mr. Bush will have much luck winning renewal of fast-track. B. adj. 1. Of a person: advancing, or likely to advance, rapidly through the ranks of an organization; suitable for rapid promotion; high-flying. Also: characteristic of such a person; fast-paced. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > rising in prosperity, power, or rank rising1570 coming1845 up-and-coming1926 fast track1968 1968 Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Feb. 22/2 The ‘fast track’ men want to go some place in the corporation. 1984 Times 15 Dec. 7/1 Many a thrusting young manager or fast-track public servant has had his hopes dashed. 1989 Elle June 49 (advt.) Takes action against skin-damagers: Dirt and air pollution. Free radicals from ultraviolet light. Daily makeup. Fast-track living. Signs of premature aging. 1990 Newsweek 6 Aug. 10/2 It's nice to know that in this fast-track, materialistic society, so many of us are doing the right thing. 2016 @Promotionprep 16 Feb. in twitter.com (accessed 24 Nov. 2020) Looking ahead to tomorrow's coaching sessions involving 2 fast-track candidates seeking to become middle managers within 2 years. 2. a. gen. Designating a process designed to accelerate or expedite the progress of something; involving or employing such a process; accelerated, expedited. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > [adjective] > quickly done or obtained expeditiousa1616 speedya1616 expeditive1617 rapid1661 fast1863 quickie1927 fast track1968 fast-tracked1976 1968 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 2 Aug. 2/5 His company put into effect immediately after the storms a ‘fast track’ method of adjusting losses which puts large numbers of adjusters on the spot to obtain sufficient information to pay claims immediately. 1992 Economist 8 Feb. 31/3 It is extending its fast-track graduate-recruitment scheme to include people in their 40s. 1997 Irish Times (Nexis) 3 Dec. 1 The Minister for Justice is to introduce new ‘fast-track’ procedures for clearing the backlog of 4,000 asylum applications. 2013 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Feb. (Front section) 11/6 The men signed statements in the fast-track court saying they were innocent of all charges. b. In the construction industry: designating an approach in which construction begins before all elements of the design are completed; employing or relating to this approach. ΚΠ 1970 Archit. Rec. 148 91/1 Unit theory design is a synthesis of concepts: the module (structural or functional), the systems approach,..and the ‘fast track’ approach to programing, design and construction. 1970 Nashua (New Hampsh.) Tel. 11 Nov. 1/6 The fast track plan..calls for a number of bid offerings as plans for different phases of the schools are ready. 1991 New Builder 26 Sept. 20/3 Westminster & Chelsea is the fourth fast track hospital DSSR has worked on but the system chosen..makes it special. 1997 This Caring Profession July 3/3 Fast-track building by Volumetric can provide simultaneous construction of factory-built units in parallel with on-site works. c. U.S. Politics. Designating a process whereby an international trade agreement submitted by the President to Congress can only be voted up or down and is not subject to extensive debate or amendments; of or relating to this process. Frequently in fast track authority: the authority of the President to negotiate agreements in this way (also known as trade promotion authority or TPA).Fast track authority was first granted by the Trade Act of 1974; it has expired and been renewed several times since. ΚΠ 1975 SAIS Rev. 19 26/2 The Ways and Means Committee added a ‘fast track’ mechanism to the veto procedure to assure that a resolution of disapproval of an agreement could not be bottled up in committee or thwarted on the Floor by delaying tactics. 1991 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 6 Nov. 12/4 He asked Congress for fast track authority so that he could negotiate the agreement as a whole, without legislative approval for each clause in the treaty. 2015 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 Aug. 41/4 The week the encyclical was released, Congress approved, in bipartisan fashion, fast-track trade legislation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1859
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