fast-tracked

Given priority processing

Fast-tracked describes something given priority treatment to speed its progress.

A fast-tracked project bypasses normal procedures or timelines.

A fast-tracked employee advances quickly through the ranks.

The term comes from the noun fast track, meaning an accelerated path to completion or success: The bill was fast-tracked through Congress.

bureaucratic

expedited

Made faster, prioritized

cleared · greenlit · rubber-stamped · processed · permitted · authorized · streamlined · bypassed · waived · facilitated

career

promoted

Advanced in rank

mentored · headhunted · succession · sponsored · championed · earmarked · handpicked · appointed · shortlisted · climbed

project

deadline

Time limit for completion

delivery · launched · rollout · implementation · development · milestone · crunch · compressed · schedule · turnaround

legislative

bill

Amount owed, written

ratified · voted · bipartisan · emergency · congressional · parliamentary · amendment · statute · law · regulation

medical

FDA

U.S. health regulator

therapy · vaccine · pharmaceutical · authorization · regulatory · pipeline · patent · generic · biologics · review

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Opposites
speed of process

fast-trackeddelayed

Made to wait longer

slowed down · stalled · held up · dragged out · impeded

priority status

fast-trackeddeprioritized

Made less urgent

back-burnered · sidelined · relegated · benched · put on the back burner

procedural rigor

fast-trackedslow-walked

Deliberately delayed progress

put through the wringer

Family

fast, track, speedy, fasten, tracks, tracking, accelerate, tracked, speedily

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