How to Use fast in a Sentence

fast

1 of 4 adjective
  • We took the faster route.
  • We're off to a fast start.
  • She's a very fast runner.
  • We're now experiencing a faster rate of inflation.
  • The fastest way to lose weight?
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Sony charges the fastest of the three.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Well, so much for a fast start.
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been so fast, and that’s not easy.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • That time is the fastest in the state this year.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • But the singer shared the news with a fast food quip.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Yet the growth has been fastest for those at the very top.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
  • My youngest skis bumps and trees and is faster than me now.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
  • This will never be the fastest car.
    — James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The fastest way out is doing the work.
    — Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • That first initial jump was so fast.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The goal is not faster answers.
    — Juliette Han, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Hungry for some more fast facts?
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • On the downside, there is fast food.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Bowman’s time was the fastest of the day.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The fastest way to spot a missile is from space.
    — Aaron Brynildson, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Looking for a slice, or whole pie, fast?
    — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The fastest greens he’s ever played?
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
  • What is the fastest way to remove a tree stump?
    — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
  • But faster growth can come with its own set of challenges.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Like, that’s pretty fast speed out there on the ice.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The pelvic floor is made up of slow and fast twitch fibres.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How does the fastest pitch ever thrown by a starter sound?
    — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
  • This is your fastest route to real‑time rebooks and alerts.
    — The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Thursday is a big day for new menu items at fast food joints.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The drones are getting faster and stronger and can move in swarms.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026

fast

2 of 4 adverb
  • The window was stuck fast.
  • He ran as fast as he could.
  • He's going to have to talk fast to get himself out of this mess.
  • She's a woman who can think fast in a crisis.
  • She held fast to her belief in justice.
  • You need to act fast to take advantage of this offer.
  • We must stand fast and not surrender!
  • The boss expects this to be done this afternoon, so you'd better work fast.
  • I don't know what caused the accident. It all happened so fast.
  • This is fast becoming a national problem.
  • That helped end the war faster.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • High‑interest debt grows faster and costs more over time.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 18 May 2026
  • Be sure to book weeks ahead — this one fills up fast.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Over the past decade, home prices have risen much faster than wages.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The dining room filled up fast.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
  • These kids are getting so fast.
    — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • So title odds will re-shift fast.
    — Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • All in the name of moving faster.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Why can cheetahs sprint so fast?
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Move too fast, and the blade retracts.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The water was too high, too fast.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • Nails grow faster in children than adults.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Hey, a car that’s allowed to go fast!
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Flies don’t like fast-moving air.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Things evolve fast here in the world of college sports.
    — Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Drive too fast, and the towfish would rise too high.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Until then, things will get very weird, very fast.
    — Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Act fast to score them for less while discounts last.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • When things slow down, revenue drops just as fast.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • The study also found that most brands aren’t fast enough.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025

fast

3 of 4 verb
  • Patients must fast for six hours before having the procedure.
  • She always fasts on Yom Kippur.
  • It's built for gamers who like things fast and smooth.
    — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Revenue grows, but not fast enough.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • Boich, meanwhile, can’t build his clubs fast enough.
    — Robin Swithinbank, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
  • Then there are the Braves, who couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
    — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
  • Whether slow or fast, the AI endgame is all the same.
    — Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Same-day delivery not fast enough for you?
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Moytoy flapped his lips fast like an engine.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Nothing moves that fast except lies.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Founders must move fast — but also fast in the right direction.
    — Bessemer Venture Partners, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, fasting could pose health risks for some groups of people.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Are you supposed to fast on Ash Wednesday?
    — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The group that fasted and exercised at the same time saw the best results.
    — Frederik Jötten, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2025
  • What are the fasting rules for Catholics during Lent?
    — Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The result is a high fasting blood sugar in the morning.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And now, fast forward to today, these programs kept growing.
    — Laura Isensee, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
  • This is why fasting during the month goes beyond abstaining from food and drink.
    — Irfan Sarwar, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • But a lot of people aren't really fasting.
    — Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 4 June 2026
  • An Oakland nonprofit will test the chemistry of drugs fast, and for free.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In other words, those who fasted had their last meal three hours earlier than the control group.
    — Julia Sullivan, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Small truckers aren’t making money fast enough from these rates to cover their higher diesel costs.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But fast forward to the summer, and the landscape changes entirely.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Then fast forward to this week when the charges against him were dismissed after his lawyer’s motion to dismiss.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There are limits to relying on fasting numbers alone, though.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
  • Those fasting must abstain from consuming meat.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • In research, resistant starch has been found to reduce both fasting and post-meal blood sugar.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Five trials found an impact on fasting insulin levels.
    — Md Published, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This helps keep blood sugar levels up in the fasting state and provides energy to wake up in the morning.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 4 Mar. 2026
  • These Keen boots marked almost $100 off the original price keep you light and fast on your feet.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026

fast

4 of 4 noun
  • Muslims break their fast after the evening prayer with the meal called ifṭār.
    — Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • When the sun is down, however, many have big meals to break their fast.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Be sure to eat foods that fill you up and keep your blood sugar steady during the fast.
    — Sherry Christiansen Updated, Verywell Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The nightly communal meal to break the fast is called an ishtar.
    — Greg Garrison | , al, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Muslim students break their fast at home or the mosque at sunset.
    — Amaarah Decuir, The Conversation, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Some of these claims may be true for long intermittent fasts.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Once the sun sets, the traditional way to break the fast is with dates.
    — Devinder Bains, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Eid al-fitr means the feast, or festival of breaking the fast.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Many were there to break their holy fast after abstaining from food and drink since dawn.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The only festive meal is the one to break the fast after sundown.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The advantage belongs not only to the strong, but to the fast.
    — Alexandrine Armstrong-Cerfontaine, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • There are two routes to amending the constitution — one fast and one slow.
    — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 4 June 2021
  • People fill rows of long tables inside a huge tent in a central square to break their fast.
    — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • People fill rows of long tables inside a huge tent in a central square to break their fast.
    — Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Each evening after sundown, the fast is broken with a prayer and meal called iftar.
    — Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Turkish and Greek Jews break their fast with a sweet drink made with melon seeds.
    — Ethel G. Hofman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Those on long travel journeys can also postpone the fast.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 17 Feb. 2026
  • So, the best catfish rods sport a fast to moderate action, which bends no more than half of the blank.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This most specific of fasts has gained traction in recent months for two reasons.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The dates refer to the Prophet Muhammad eating them to break his fast.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The fast isn't meant as punishment or to torture those observing it.
    — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • After evening prayer, Muslim people break their fasts with a meal called iftar.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 10 Feb. 2026
  • For decades, venture capital chased the fast and the frictionless.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The dates are a reference to the Prophet Muhammad eating dates to break his fast.
    — Jordan Green, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2024
  • At the end of the day the fast is broken with a small meal and prayers, followed by visiting family and friends.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Most were closed until iftar, the meal taken at sunset when Muslims break their fast.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gathered in small groups on the sidewalk, congregants ate small bites to break the fast before going home to rest.
    — ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • With the holiday fast approaching, daughters and sons are in search of the perfect gift to put a smile on dad’s face.
    — Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2023
  • Here is what to know about Good Friday, and the obligatory fast for Catholics.
    — Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The goal of the 21-day financial fast is to stop spending mindlessly.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024

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