fasttrack

Route to promotion

To fasttrack something is to expedite it, giving it priority treatment to speed completion: The application was fasttracked through the approval process.

The term comes from literal fast tracks in racing or transportation.

As a noun or adjective, fast track describes an accelerated path: a fast-track promotion, on the fast track to success.

Also spelled fast-track or fast track.

accelerate

expedite

Speed up a process

rush · advance · prioritize · streamline · escalate · propel · turbocharge · leapfrog · shortcut · bypass

career

promotion

Rank increase or publicity

succession · career ladder · rising star · upward mobility · sponsor · networking · credential · professional growth · ambitious · competitive

process

approval

Favorable opinion given

clearance · security · customs · processing · priority lane · express lane · TSA PreCheck · VIP access · boarding

program

bootcamp

Initial military training program

immersive · cohort · curriculum · enrollment · training · workshop · skills development · coursework · module · completion

Opposites
speed/efficiency

fasttrackdelay

Enforced waiting period

stall · hold up · impede · obstruct · bottleneck

priority/status

fasttrackdeprioritize

Reduce in importance

backburner · put on the back burner · low priority · sideline · defer

route directness

fasttrackscenic route

Road selected for beauty

long way around · slow lane · meandering path · winding road · detour

Family

fast, track, faster, fastest, fasten, fastness, tracks, tracked, tracking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G