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FAST LANE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does fast lane mean?

• FAST LANE (noun)
The noun FAST LANE has 2 senses:

1. a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation
2. the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly

Familiarity information: FAST LANE used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FAST LANE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot

Hypernyms ("fast lane" is a kind of...):

life style; life-style; lifestyle; modus vivendi (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fast lane" is a kind of...):

traffic lane (a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines)

Antonym:

slow lane (the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly)

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