fast forwarding
Jumping through content
Fast forwarding is advancing rapidly through recorded media—skipping ahead through a video, audio recording, or playback.
The term comes from tape players, where fast forward physically spooled tape at high speed.
Now it applies to any quick skip through content: I fast forwarded through the commercials.
Figuratively, to fast forward is to jump ahead in time or skip over details: Let's fast forward to the good part.
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- rewindReturn to beginning
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- playRecreation or staged drama
- stopCease all motion
jump · time skip · accelerate · sped up · advance · cassette · tape deck · speed · progress bar · seek bar · remote control · VHS · video · timeline · frame · buffering · streaming · binge watching
fast forwardingpausing
Stopping briefly mid-action
playing · slow motion · stopping · slowing down · freezing
fast forwardingsavoring
Enjoying something slowly
lingering · replaying · rewatching · paying attention · appreciating
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