fast-forward
fast-forward — noun
1. a control or function on a media player that sends the recording forward at a sp
a control or function on a media player that sends the recording forward at a speed faster than normal, so you can skip over parts you do not want to hear or see.
Tariro pressed the fast-forward button on the remote to skip the ad break.
collocation: fast-forward button
Hugo's old DVD player made a strange noise whenever he used the fast-forward function.
Maja hit fast-forward by accident and had to rewind to find the part she missed.
collocation: hit fast-forward
The viewer used the fast-forward control to skip the opening scene of the show.
- fast-forward button
- fast-forward key
- fast-forward function
- fast-forward control
- press fast-forward
- hit fast-forward
- use fast-forward
- skip function
a related but different feature — skip jumps to the next chapter or track, while fast-forward moves through the current content at high speed
- rewind
moves the recording backwards instead of forwards
fast-forward — verb
- fast-forwardpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fast-forwards3rd person singular
- fast-forwarding-ing form
- fast-forwardedpast simple
1. to use a media player's fast-forward control to move a video or audio recording
to use a media player's fast-forward control to move a video or audio recording forward at high speed, usually in order to bypass a section you do not wish to watch or listen to.
Hoa fast-forwarded through the first part of the lecture to reach the Q&A session.
pattern: fast-forward through [something]
The film editor fast-forwarded the raw footage to check the lighting in the second scene.
pattern: fast-forward [something] (transitive)
Fast-forward to the last five minutes of the podcast to hear the host's final thoughts.
pattern: fast-forward to [time or point]
The podcast listener fast-forwarded past the long introduction to get to the interview.
- fast-forward through something
- fast-forward to something
- fast-forward a video
- fast-forward a recording
- fast-forward a podcast
- fast-forward a movie
- skip
skip jumps directly to a later point without showing content in between, whereas fast-forward plays the content at high speed
- rewind
moves the recording backwards at high speed
Grammar Patterns
fast-forward + through + noun phrase
fast-forward + to + noun phrase
fast-forward + noun phrase (direct object)
Usage Note
Commonly used with 'through' to describe the content being bypassed (fast-forward through the ads), and with 'to' to describe the destination point (fast-forward to the end). The verb can take a direct object (fast-forward the tape) or be used intransitively (the tape fast-forwards).