fast forward

adelantar, avanzar rápidamente

Pasar rápidamente por una grabación para llegar a una parte posterior.

En inglés sencillo: To move through a recording quickly to reach a later part.

• Fast forward the video.
• I fast forwarded through the adverts.
• Can we fast forward to the next song?

Cómo se usa: fast forward something (You can fast forward the video.); fast forward to something (I fast forwarded to the final scene.)

Sinónimos: skip ahead

Antónimos: rewind

Expresiones frecuentes: fast forward something, fast forward to something

saltar adelante

Pasar a un momento posterior del relato o del pensamiento, saltándose lo ocurrido entre medias.

En inglés sencillo: To turn your attention to a later time, skipping what happened in between.

• Fast forward to next year.
• Let us fast forward ten years and imagine our lives.
• The story fast forwards to the day of their wedding.

Cómo se usa: fast forward to something (Fast forward to next summer, when the house will be ready.); fast forward + time period (Fast forward five years, and she owns the company.)

Sinónimos: jump ahead, skip ahead

Expresiones frecuentes: fast forward to something, fast forward ten years

acelerar

Hacer que un proceso avance más deprisa o termine antes.

En inglés sencillo: To make a process happen faster or finish sooner.

• This tool can fast forward development.
• They fast forwarded the approval process to meet the deadline.
• Can extra staff fast forward our plans?

Cómo se usa: fast forward something (The extra funding will fast forward the project.)

Sinónimos: speed up, accelerate

Antónimos: slow down

Expresiones frecuentes: fast forward something, fast forward the process

avanzar rápidamente

Avanzar o desarrollarse mucho más deprisa de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: To move ahead or develop much faster than usual.

• Her career suddenly fast forwarded.
• The project fast forwarded after we hired more staff.
• Technology is fast forwarding toward a different future.

Cómo se usa: fast forward toward something (The industry is fast forwarding toward a cleaner future.)

Sinónimos: advance rapidly, progress rapidly

Expresiones frecuentes: fast forward rapidly, fast forward toward something

pasar rápidamente

Dar la impresión de que el tiempo pasa muy deprisa.

En inglés sencillo: To seem to move through time very quickly.

• Time seemed to fast forward.
• The summer fast forwarded, and suddenly it was September.
• Life fast forwards when every day is busy.

Sinónimos: fly by

Expresiones frecuentes: time fast forward, life fast forward

avance rápido

Función que permite pasar rápidamente a una parte posterior de una grabación.

En inglés sencillo: A recording feature that lets you move quickly to a later part.

• Use fast forward to skip this part.
• The recording looks funny in fast forward.
• This old player has no fast forward.

Sinónimos: fast playback

Antónimos: rewind

Expresiones frecuentes: use fast forward, in fast forward, fast forward mode

botón de avance rápido

Botón que se pulsa para pasar rápidamente a una parte posterior de una grabación.

En inglés sencillo: A button you press to move quickly to a later part of a recording.

• Press fast forward now.
• The fast forward on my remote is broken.
• I pressed fast forward instead of pause.

Sinónimos: fast forward button

Expresiones frecuentes: press fast forward, the fast forward, fast forward button

avance acelerado

Situación en la que los cambios o avances se producen mucho más deprisa de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: A state in which things happen or develop much faster than usual.

• My life is in fast forward.
• Her career went into fast forward after the award.
• The whole industry seems to be on fast forward.

Sinónimos: rapid progress

Expresiones frecuentes: in fast forward, on fast forward