in the fast lane
fast
adjective, adverb[ not gradable ]
us/fæst/

fastadjective, adverb[not gradable] (ATTACHED)

connected or attached in a way that is not easily unfastened:
Tie the boat fast to the pier.
fast
verb[ I ]
us/fæst/

fastverb[I] (NOT EAT)

to have a period of time when you eat no food:
We will be fasting until sundown tomorrow.

fast

noun[ C ]us/fæst/
They organized a fast to draw attention to the issue of hunger.
fast
adverb[ -er/-est only ]
us/fæst/

fastadverb[-er/-est only] (QUICKLY)

quickly:
The accident was caused by people driving too fast in bad conditions.
This type of wilderness area is disappearing fast.

Examples of fast

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However, faster implementations will ultimately depend on better understanding of the algorithmic aspects of reasoning with logic programs under the stable model semantics.
The reproduced seedling families grew faster than and outyielded all the clones in all four crosses, although they showed no gain in yield efficiency.
The fastest switchingon rate that produces a chronic infection is 0n03 % per generation.
Table 2 shows the fastest parallel runtime and the speedup for the number of processors at which that time was achieved for each program.
On the other hand, the tree automaton approach is clearly the fastest.
Even without further optimization, this implementation of balanced binary search trees is one of the fastest around.
As a result, constructive transformations proceed faster than destructive transformations.
Yes, faster machines with more memory are good, too.
Slower or faster speeds will time stretch contract the file as described above.
We will show that the optimal policy should have the fastest server as the flexible one.
To meet sophisticated functional specifications of products in modern manufacturing, it becomes cost effective to have faster and more accurate dimensional inspection systems.
In addition, a faster overall cycle time can be achieved which reduces the costs of consumables such as shielding gas.
Furthermore, very high flux instruments at third-generation sources and faster area detectors have considerably increased the accessible time resolution.
Other tools under discussion are added-value services like faster decisionmaking processes or feedback from the administration and later deadline of the application or report.
Given the lower base, however, costs rise at a faster rate than benefits as the match rate increases (middle left chart).
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