Blast past fast

[GoodTaste]

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

[GoesStation]

"Quickly get bandwidth that's more than just 'fast'!"

[SoothingDave]

To blast past is to pass by very quickly. They're going to pass "fast" so quickly that they "blast past" it.

[Rover_KE]

"as fast as lightening lightning"

[sofiapwn]

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).

[GoodTaste]

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

[GoesStation]

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

It's a noun. If this weren't an advertising slogan, it would properly be punctuated as Blast past "fast".

[GoodTaste]

It's a noun. If this weren't an advertising slogan, it would properly be punctuated as Blast past "fast".

That is, Apple has used an adjective as a noun? For normal situations, fast as a noun means act of fasting.

[GoesStation]

That is, Apple has used an adjective as a noun? For normal situations, fast as a noun means act of fasting.

I'd say they used it as a word. Imagine a sign that says "Fast!", attached to a car. Another car, three hundred yards down the road, is labeled "Super-fast!". You rush, or "blast" past the first sign because you want the super-fast car.

The sign has the adjective "fast" on it, but the sentence is about the word as a thing. It isn't functionally a part of the sentence; that's why I put it in quotes.

Another example: the board game Monopoly has a famous card that says "Go directly to Jail. Do not pass GO, do not collect $200". "GO" isn't a verb in that instruction; it's the name of the space that's labeled "GO".

[tzfujimino]

I don't want to analyze/parse a company's advertising slogan, but I'm inclined to think the "fast" might be an adverb.

GS's interpretation:
blast (verb) past (preposition) fast (noun)

Mine:
blast (verb) past (adverb) fast (adverb)

Whichever it may be, the message is clear enough for me.