use and meaning of 'fast-forward'

[JACEK1]

Hello.


Could you tell me if the verb "fast-forward" can be used in the following manner? If not, please state your own examples.


I was fast-forwarded through my childhood =? I had to become mature at an early age =? I had to grow up faster than other children my age during my childhood =? When I was just a kid, I had to take on many responsibilities typical of adult people.


What is your opinion?


Thank you.

 

[jutfrank]

My opinion is that there are better ways of expressing that idea than by using fast forwarded.

I use fast forward as a verb to mean to jump to a later point, the opposite of rewind.

Can you fast forward to 1:39:25?
We now fast forward the story to the year 2057.

 

[jutfrank]

Perhaps fast tracked would be more appropriate.

 

[probus]

But your second, third, and fourth sentences are fine, OP.

 

[emsr2d2]

Most people use "fast-track" when referring to a job. Graduates, for example, can be fast-tracked into a management stream of a company. It means they don't have to work their way up through the ranks.

 

[jutfrank]

Most people use "fast-track" when referring to a job. Graduates, for example, can be fast-tracked into a management stream of a company. It means they don't have to work their way up through the ranks.

Yes, fast tracked equates to something like sped through a process. Especially where the process is unduly slow or gradual, I'd say.