fast-forwards
Rushes through footage
Fast-forwards means to advance a recording rapidly past content you don't want to watch or hear: I fast-forwarded through the commercials.
The term comes from tape players, where the tape literally moved forward at high speed.
Now it applies to any media: fast-forward to the good part.
Figuratively, to fast-forward is to skip ahead in time or skip over tedious stretches: Let's fast-forward to the interesting stuff.
Omits or hops lightly
- advancesForward movements or progress
- scrubsMedical staff uniform
- seeksAttempts to find
- shuttlesVehicles making regular short trips
jumps · cues · scans · speeds · scrolls · winds · preview · timeline
Increases in velocity
- rushesMoves very quickly
- hastensCauses to occur sooner
- propelsCauses to move forward
- leapsShort springing motions
montage · time-lapse · years later · future · projection · anticipation · compress · condense
Expects before it happens
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- looks aheadConsiders future possibilities
- plansIntended courses of action
forecasts · predicts · imagines · foresees · extrapolates · leapfrogs · progresses · advances
skips
Omits or hops lightly
shuttles · jumps · cues · scans · speeds · scrolls · winds · preview · timeline · playhead
accelerates
Increases in velocity
leaps · montage · time-lapse · years later · future · projection · anticipation · compress · condense · expedite
anticipates
Expects before it happens
- projectsOrganized efforts toward goals
- envisionsMentally visualizes something
- looks aheadConsiders future possibilities
plans · forecasts · predicts · imagines · foresees · extrapolates · leapfrogs · progresses · advances · moves on
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