in the fast lane en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.
He readily admits to a life of promiscuity and a history of many liaisons with prostitutes. "I lived in the fast lane," he confesses.
2005 April 18, Claudia Wallis, “AIDS: A Growing Threat”, in Time:For baby-boomer parents, life without kids often feels like suddenly slamming on the brakes after years in the fast lane.
2003 October 13, B. Krandrowitz, K. Springen, “Free At Last!”, in Newsweek:
Translations (4)
fi hurjastellen (in a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace) · fr ≈vie de patachon (in a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace) · fi ohituskaistalla (in a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace) · fi lujaa (in a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace)