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    GoodTaste is offline Key Member
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    Blast past fast

    It looks that Apple has invented a phrase - "Blast past fast", which sounds extremly cute. But I don't get it well. Does it mean "as fast as lightening"? I failed to get the nuance here. As a headline for the best ever iPhone, Apple must have worked hard to get it. What does it mean to you?


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    iPhone 12

    Blast past fast.5G. A14 Bionic. All‑new design. Ceramic Shield. Edge‑to‑edge OLED display. Night mode on every camera. All in two perfect sizes — including the new iPhone 12 mini.
    Source: Apple
    https://www.apple.com/iphone/?cid=ww...na&cp=snk20-tw

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    Re: Blast past fast

    "Quickly get bandwidth that's more than just 'fast'!"
    I am not a teacher.

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    Re: Blast past fast

    To blast past is to pass by very quickly. They're going to pass "fast" so quickly that they "blast past" it.
    Last edited by Rover_KE; 23-Oct-2020 at 22:03. Reason: fixing typo

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    Re: Blast past fast

    "as fast as lightening lightning"

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    Re: Blast past fast

    To blast past means to go by something very quickly.
    The last word, fast, emphasizes it.

    The phrase means to go by something very quickly.

    I would imagine it refers to fast electronic actions;
    like going past what is normally a technological hindrance
    (such as a small amount of RAM or limitations in screen refresh rate).
    Last edited by sofiapwn; 24-Oct-2020 at 11:33. Reason: typo

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    Re: Blast past fast

    Is fast an adjective or adverb there?
    or is it a noun?

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