fast lanes
Passing traffic zones
Fast lanes are highway lanes designated for higher-speed or through traffic, typically farthest from the shoulder.
The phrase extends to any accelerated path: She moved into the fast lane at work.
The fast lane also suggests a lifestyle of intensity, ambition, or excess: Life in the fast lane caught up with him.
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- pedal to the metalMaximum automotive acceleration
- overtakingGetting ahead of another
- driversVehicle operators or motivating forces
- interstateBetween political regions
open road · highway · motorway · transit · expressway · toll roads · congestion pricing · travelers · autobahn · transportation · automobiles · movement · ramp · autoroute · freeway · velocity · get up to speed · turnpike
fast lanesslow lanes
Lower-speed traffic channels
merge lanes · inside lanes · truck lanes · breakdown lanes · shoulder
fast lanesslow lanes
Lower-speed traffic channels
quiet life · slow living · easy street · domestic bliss · suburban life