in the fast lane

prepositional phrase

In a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn a lifestyle, employment position, or other set of circumstances where the rapid pace is exciting, frantic, or risky.

    For baby-boomer parents, life without kids often feels like suddenly slamming on the brakes after years in the fast lane.

    2003 October 13, B. Krandrowitz, K. Springen, “Free At Last!”, in Newsweek
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    He readily admits to a life of promiscuity and a history of many liaisons with prostitutes. "I lived in the fast lane," he confesses.

    2005 April 18, Claudia Wallis, “AIDS: A Growing Threat”, in Time

Translations

Finnish lujaa, ohituskaistalla
  • lujaain a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace
  • ohituskaistallain a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace
  • hurjastellenin a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace
French ≈vie de patachon
  • ≈vie de patachonin a lifestyle, etc. with a rapid, exciting, frantic, or risky pace
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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