fast tracked

Given priority processing

Fast tracked (also fast-tracked) describes something given priority treatment to speed its completion or approval.

A project, application, or candidate that's fast tracked bypasses normal waiting periods or procedural steps: The FDA fast tracked the vaccine for emergency approval.

Her application was fast tracked because of her qualifications.

The verb is fast-track; the noun is fast track.

process

expedited

Made faster, prioritized

prioritized · bypassed · shortened · simplified · approved · greenlit · rubber-stamped · cleared · authorized · processed

urgency

priority

Status of greater importance

  • urgentNeeding immediate attention
  • criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
  • pressingRequiring immediate attention

immediate · deadline · time-sensitive · essential · crucial · paramount · vital · imperative · emergency · moved ahead

career

promotion

Rank increase or publicity

talent pipeline · succession · upward mobility · leapfrogging · career ladder · breakthrough · mentorship · sponsorship · groomed · shortlisted

Opposites
speed of processing

fast trackeddelayed

Made to wait longer

slowed down · held up · stalled · slow-walked · bogged down

priority status

fast trackeddeprioritized

Made less urgent

put on the back burner · queued · sidelined · back-burnered · put on hold

procedural treatment

fast trackedstonewalled

Deliberately unresponsive

blocked · impeded · obstructed · slow-walked · bottlenecked

Family

fast, tracked, track, faster, fastest, fastness, fasten, fastened, fastening

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