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FAST

nounphraseproper nounadjectivetop 1 000 in film dialogue

An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: frequently discussed, ambitious, specific, transparent.

noun

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    Variant of focused assessment with sonography for traumaAcronym of focused assessment with sonography for trauma.

  2. 2

    Variant of firefighter assist and search teamAcronym of firefighter assist and search team.

  3. 3

    Variant of free advertising-supported streaming televisionAcronym of free advertising-supported streaming television

Etymology

Abbreviation. Coined in recognition of the word fast, e.g. (medical sense) describing the need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.

phrase

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    Variant of facial droopingAcronym of facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty, time, a mnemonic for diagnosing a CVA or stroke.

proper noun

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    Variant of Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical TelescopeInitialism of Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope.

adjective

  1. 1

    An acronym for remembering desirable characteristics for goal-setting: frequently discussed, ambitious, specific, transparent.

    What’s more, FAST goals work well across a wide range of industries. Technology companies such as Google, Intuit, and Netflix use an approach called objectives and key results (OKRs) to put these principles into action. FAST goals are also used in companies in more traditional industries, including AB InBev, Burger King, and Kraft Heinz.

Forms

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FASTs
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).