Definition of "fast-forward" []

• A function on an electronic recording device, such as a videocassette or tape player, that permits rapid advancement of the tape. (noun)
• The mechanism, such as a button, used to activate this function. (noun)
• Informal A rapidly changing situation or series of events: "The trial was on fast forward” ( Nelson DeMille). (noun)
• To advance a tape rapidly on an electronic recording device. (verb-intransitive)
• To advance (a tape) rapidly on such a device. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "But C4's advertising sales team found the themed advert breaks increase viewer engagement by 80%, so people are less likely to be distracted – and they cannot fast-forward live adverts."
• "I, like so many others, watch the opening, fast-forward to the musical guest maybe, watch the news, then erase."
• "But I'm with you that the best way to watch SNL though it's hardly unique to this season is with a heavy hand on the fast-forward."