go-fast, a.
Brit. /gəʊˈfɑːst/, /gəʊˈfast/, U.S. /ˈgoʊˈfæst/
[‹ go v. + fast adv.]
That moves quickly (literally or figuratively); that causes or assists something to move quickly. Cf. go-faster adj.
| 1959 Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail 12 Dec. 11/6 Leaders of 12 semi-independent African Nations, meeting with President Charles de Gaulle as the Executive Council of the French Community, lined up in go-fast and go-slow factions today. 1969 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 6/3 Go-fast equipment for the ton-up seaman. 1993 Sydney Morning Herald 22 May 75/2 Fentanyl, the sophisticated go-fast drug detected in a sample taken from a winning Alice Springs racehorse. 1997 Classic Boat May 33/2 Regatta conditions will no doubt precipitate the invention of a hundred go-fast devices designed to squeeze the last ounce of power out of the strictly fixed sail area. 2006 Bradenton (Florida) Herald (Nexis) 4 June 4 A high performance boat, a Baja 30-to-40-footer, is more of a go-fast boat. People feel the wind in their hair. |