"fast lane" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: fast lanes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fast lane (plural fast lanes)
  1. On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds. Translations (the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds): 快車道 (Chinese Mandarin), 快车道 (kuàichēdào) (Chinese Mandarin), Überholspur [feminine] (German), carril de alta velocidad [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fast_lane-en-noun-s0RqY5uv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 26 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 29 30 Disambiguation of 'the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds': 86 3 10
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Any situation or activity where the pace is very rapid. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-fast_lane-en-noun-RdOwMoHI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 35 32
  3. (misconception, by extension) the overtaking lane or passing lane. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-fast_lane-en-noun-DJ2NSF2S Disambiguation of Roads: 18 3 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 38 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 32 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 37 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 31 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 35 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: in the fast lane Related terms: left lane camper, left lane hog

Inflected forms

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          "word": "快車道"
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        },
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        }
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          "ref": "1981 December 1, Susan Saxe, “Survival with Agony and Art”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 9:",
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      "word": "left lane hog"
    }
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      ],
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          "multilane"
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          "ref": "1981 December 1, Susan Saxe, “Survival with Agony and Art”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 20, page 9:",
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        "(misconception, by extension) the overtaking lane or passing lane."
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      "word": "快車道"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds",
      "word": "快车道"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Überholspur"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the lane intended or reserved for vehicles moving at faster speeds",
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      ],
      "word": "carril de alta velocidad"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fast lane"
}

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