- 1[transitive, intransitive] fast-forward (something) to move a recording forwards to a later point without playing it
- 2[intransitive] fast-forward to something | + adv./prep. to move quickly forwards in time, especially to a later point in a story The action then fast-forwards to Ettore as a young man.
fast-forward
verbBrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərd//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they fast-forward BrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwəd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərd//
he / she / it fast-forwards BrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədz//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdz//
past simple fast-forwarded BrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪd//
past participle fast-forwarded BrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪd//
-ing form fast-forwarding BrE BrE//ˌfɑːst ˈfɔːwədɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌfæst ˈfɔːrwərdɪŋ//
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