fast travel
fast travel — noun
1. the capacity to move between places at high speed, made possible by modern trans
the capacity to move between places at high speed, made possible by modern transport like planes, trains, and cars
Léa relies on fast travel for her weekly trips between Paris and Lyon.
Fast travel made it possible for Hiro to attend the conference in London.
collocation: fast travel + made it possible
The new rail link offers fast travel across the whole country in under three hours.
Eitan prefers fast travel by plane even though his brother enjoys slow train journeys.
Before fast travel existed, crossing the ocean took many weeks by ship.
- rapid transit
narrower term for urban public transport systems like subways and light rail
- high-speed rail
specifically refers to dedicated fast train services, not air or road
- express transport
emphasises fewer stops rather than raw speed; an express bus may not be particularly fast
- slow travel
a style of travel that prioritises deep cultural experience over speed
用法筆記
Often contrasted with 'slow travel', which values taking time to enjoy the journey itself rather than reaching the destination quickly.
常見錯誤
2. a feature in video games that lets a player instantly jump from one map location
a feature in video games that lets a player instantly jump from one map location to another without crossing the space in between
Tara used fast travel to jump from the forest village to the desert city.
In most open-world games, fast travel saves you from walking across the entire map.
Reuben unlocked the fast travel point near the mountain shrine after completing the quest.
The game limits fast travel until you have visited each region at least once.
Hamza checked the map and selected a fast travel marker near the eastern gate.
用法筆記
Specific to video games. Unlike sense 1 (noun), this describes an instant teleportation mechanic, not real-world transport.
常見錯誤
fast travel — verb
- fast travelpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fasts travel3rd person singular
- fasting travel-ing form
- fasted travelpast simple
1. to instantly jump your video-game character from one map point to another withou
to instantly jump your video-game character from one map point to another without travelling across the space between
Tuan fast-travelled to the castle gate instead of riding his horse for ten minutes.
pattern: fast travel + to + destination
You can fast travel back to any safe house you have already discovered in the game.
Ramón fast-travelled across the map to join his friends before the boss fight began.
The player fast-travelled out of the dangerous swamp and into the nearest town.
Yuki decided to fast travel to the northern shrine rather than walk through the snow.
文法句型
fast travel + to + destination
用法筆記
Always intransitive. The destination follows 'to'. Common in open-world and role-playing games.