faster
At greater speed
Faster is the comparative form of fast—moving or happening at greater speed than something else: She runs faster than her brother.
It can describe acceleration: My heart beat faster.
Figuratively, faster applies to any process: News travels faster than ever.
The adverb and adjective share the form: a faster car, drive faster.
More rapid in pace
- rapidMoving with haste
- swiftMoving with speed
- speedyCharacterized by quickness
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
velocity · nimble · fleet · brisk · agile · expeditious · prompt · zippy
Time limit for completion
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- rushQuick sudden movement
- pressureForce upon contact
time-sensitive · critical · imminent · expedite · scramble · race · hurry · impending
Done with excessive speed
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- headlongHastily and recklessly
- impetuousActing on sudden urge
abrupt · sudden · precipitate · pell-mell · breakneck · blitz · whirlwind · tumultuous
Raise to higher standard
- boostUpward push or increase
- optimizeMake maximally effective
- enhanceIncrease in quality
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
accelerate · quicken · expedite · efficiency · performance · throughput · latency · bandwidth
Deliberately not do
- cleanseRemove dirt or sin
- detoxSubstance removal process
- RamadanNinth Islamic month
- LentChristian fasting season
Yom Kippur · intermittent · autophagy · spiritual · religious · prayer · purification · discipline
quicker
More rapid in pace
accelerate · velocity · nimble · fleet · brisk · agile · expeditious · prompt · zippy · sprint
deadline
Time limit for completion
pressure · time-sensitive · critical · imminent · expedite · scramble · race · hurry · impending · alarm
rushed
Done with excessive speed
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
- headlongHastily and recklessly
impetuous · abrupt · sudden · precipitate · pell-mell · breakneck · blitz · whirlwind · tumultuous · hasty
upgrade
Raise to higher standard
streamline · accelerate · quicken · expedite · efficiency · performance · throughput · latency · bandwidth · processing
abstain
Deliberately not do
Lent · Yom Kippur · intermittent · autophagy · spiritual · religious · prayer · purification · discipline · hunger
- comparisoncomparative, contrast, superlative, matching, positive
- hurry uphurry, hurry up, rush, hustle, move it
- rankingsrankings, first, college rankings, second, third
- two-syllablesapple, baby, better, candle, chicken
- Alarm Expressionshelp, mayday, SOS, oh no, watch out
- commandsgo, stop, wait, come, run
- fast foodSpeedy prepared meals
- fast asleepDeeply, thoroughly unconscious
- fast forwardAccelerate playback speed
- fast laneLeftmost highway section
- not so fastUrging someone to pause
- fast trackingAccelerating a process deliberately
fast, fasten, breakfast, fasting, unfasten, fastening, fastener, fastest, unfastened