fast forwardとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• fast-forward

動詞

fast forward (third-person singular simple present fast forwards, present participle fast forwarding, simple past and past participle fast forwarded)

1. (transitive) To rapidly progress the playback of a recording.
2. (intransitive) (Of playback of a recording) to rapidly progress.
3. (intransitive, figuratively) To shift one's attention or focus toward a later point in time.

   Synonym: jump-cut

   • 2012, Alan D. Hemmings, Donald R. Rothwell, Karen N. Scott, Antarctic Security in the Twenty-First Century, page 77:

     Antarctica was remote, little of value […] was at stake, and few states had the capacity to get to Antarctica or otherwise challenge the claimants. […] Fast-forward to the present, and the picture looks somewhat different.

4. (intransitive, figuratively) To advance rapidly in time.
   • 2017 February 15, Andrew Trndell, “Metallica to ‘fast-forward to next chapter’ of working with Lady Gaga”, in NME‎, archived from the original on 26 December 2022:

     Metallica have revealed that they plan to ‘fast-forward to the next chapter’ of working with Lady Gaga – sparking rumours of a collaborative album.

5. (transitive, figuratively) To accelerate.
   • 2019 May 30, Karen Weintraub, “Crispr gene-editing will change the way Americans eat – here's what's coming”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 13 August 2019:

     Lippman said Crispr is an incredibly useful tool in research, allowing him to ask new questions of the tomato plants he breeds, by fast-forwarding the research process. “The amount of genetics that we’re currently able to do has at least quintupled in the last three years,” he said.

反意語

• slow motion
• rewind

名詞

fast forward (countable and uncountable, plural fast forwards)

1. The feature that allows media to be fast-forwarded.
2. A button that causes media to be fast forwarded.
3. (figuratively) A state of rapid advancement.
   • 2019 January 22, Lauren Holmes, “If You Thought ‘Cat Person’ Was Dark, Wait Until You Read the Rest of the Book”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 20 February 2020:

     In addition to her simple, punchy opening lines, Roupenian likes to begin stories at true beginnings, like childhood or a brand-new relationship, her tales often ones of maturation in fast-forward.

反意語

• rewind

参考

• ⏩
• rewind
• fast backward

参照

• “fast forward”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

名詞

fast-forward (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of fast forward