I. ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often attributive
1. : a function of a tape player by which the tape is advanced at a higher speed than when it is playing normally
2. : a state or instance of rapid advancement
her career is in fast-forward
the book often reads like a fractured fast-forward through the 60's — Annie Gottlieb
II. 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