I. ˌfas(t)-ˈfȯr-wərd noun
Usage: often attributive
Date: 1948
1. : a function of an electronic device that advances a recording at a higher than normal speed
2. : a state or an instance of rapid advancement
put her career in fast-forward
II. verb
Date: 1974
transitive verb
1. : to advance (a magnetic tape) using the fast-forward of a tape player
2. : to bypass (as a commercial) by fast-forwarding
intransitive verb
1. : to advance a magnetic tape using the fast-forward
2. : to proceed rapidly forward especially in time
fast-forward to the future