go nowhere fast

verb

To fail to make any progress.

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Meanings

verbgo nowhere fast (third-person singular simple present goes nowhere fast, present participle going nowhere fast, simple past went nowhere fast, past participle gone nowhere fast)

present singular third person goes nowhere fast · participle present going nowhere fast · past went nowhere fast · participle past gone nowhere fast · alternative get nowhere fast

  1. idiomaticTo fail to make any progress.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
go nowhere
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APA

go nowhere fast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20nowhere%20fast

MLA

“go nowhere fast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20nowhere%20fast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go nowhere fast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20nowhere%20fast.

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