fast lane en · NOUN
Meanings
- On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles overtaking or moving at faster speeds.
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(broadly, figuratively) Any situation or activity where the pace is very rapid.
One of the four main characters in This Place, tough, streetwise Candy Peters, is a white girl more at home in black culture than anywhere else, a throwaway child, a veteran of the fast lane, drugs, prostitution, jail.
1981 December 1, Susan Saxe, “Survival with Agony and Art”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fast lanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
left lane camper · left lane hog
Synonyms
passing lane · overtaking lane
Translations (3)
de Überholspur (the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds) · es carril de alta velocidad (the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds) · cmn 快車道 /快车道 (the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds)