Fast-forward

/fˈastfˈɔːwəd/

/fˈæstfˈoːɹwɚd/

Fast-forward

a function or action that allows you to quickly advance or skip forward through a recorded media file, such as a video or audio track, at a faster speed than normal playback

Examples

1. Fast-forward to the 1950s, when Americans were eating Betty Crocker's take on the iconic loaf.

2. Fast-forward to 2015, when the group commemorated the 25th anniversary of their debut album.

3. Fast-forwarding almost two decades later, in 1987, Fenn's father died of pancreatic cancer.

4. Fast-forward eight years, that issue is now squarely before the Court.