"fast times" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Popularized by usage in the title of the 1981 novel Fast Times at Ridgemont High and the 1982 film of the same name.",
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      "expansion": "fast times pl (plural only)",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
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          "name": "English pluralia tantum",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 April 3, Robert Lenzner, “Personality Change”, in Forbes, retrieved 2015-04-07",
          "text": "McCourtney, however, recognizes the need for more urgency in these euphoric days of dot.com stock offerings. Underscoring the fast times, Venrock just lost one of its three Silicon Valley partners.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 July 15, Virginia Heffernan, “Bibliovision”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The book was said to contain salacious details about the fast times of Danielle Staub, one of the principals on “Real Housewives.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 3, “'Bad boy' ex-investment manager sentenced in NYC”, in Businessweek, retrieved 2015-04-07",
          "text": "Prosecutors say Mandell treated his brokers to fast times in London, spending $1.3 million at the nicest hotels in Europe and bringing plenty of petty cash for strip clubs and prostitutes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events."
      ],
      "id": "en-fast_times-en-noun--eBAe4r0",
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        [
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          "set phrase"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "extravagant",
          "extravagant"
        ],
        [
          "risky",
          "risky"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "exciting",
          "exciting"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "set phrase",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US, set phrase) A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "good times"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fast times"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Popularized by usage in the title of the 1981 novel Fast Times at Ridgemont High and the 1982 film of the same name.",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "p"
      },
      "expansion": "fast times pl (plural only)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "good times"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English pluralia tantum",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 April 3, Robert Lenzner, “Personality Change”, in Forbes, retrieved 2015-04-07",
          "text": "McCourtney, however, recognizes the need for more urgency in these euphoric days of dot.com stock offerings. Underscoring the fast times, Venrock just lost one of its three Silicon Valley partners.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 July 15, Virginia Heffernan, “Bibliovision”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The book was said to contain salacious details about the fast times of Danielle Staub, one of the principals on “Real Housewives.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 3, “'Bad boy' ex-investment manager sentenced in NYC”, in Businessweek, retrieved 2015-04-07",
          "text": "Prosecutors say Mandell treated his brokers to fast times in London, spending $1.3 million at the nicest hotels in Europe and bringing plenty of petty cash for strip clubs and prostitutes.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "set phrase",
          "set phrase"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ],
        [
          "extravagant",
          "extravagant"
        ],
        [
          "risky",
          "risky"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "exciting",
          "exciting"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "set phrase",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly US, set phrase) A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "plural",
        "plural-only"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fast times"
}