get nowhere fast

A form of go nowhere fast — To fail to make any progress.

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Meanings

verbget nowhere fast (third-person singular simple present gets nowhere fast, present participle getting nowhere fast, simple past got nowhere fast, past participle gotten nowhere fast or got nowhere fast)

present singular third person gets nowhere fast · participle present getting nowhere fast · past got nowhere fast · participle past gotten nowhere fast · participle past got nowhere fast

  1. alternativeAlternative form of go nowhere fast.
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APA

get nowhere fast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20nowhere%20fast

MLA

“get nowhere fast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20nowhere%20fast. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get nowhere fast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20nowhere%20fast.

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