"fast-moving" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fast-moving [comparative], most fast-moving [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} fast-moving (comparative more fast-moving, superlative most fast-moving)
  1. Moving rapidly. Translations (moving rapidly): som bevæger sig hurtigt (Danish), hurtigtgående (Danish), luaineach (Irish), hurtiggående (Norwegian Bokmål)
    Sense id: en-fast-moving-en-adj-mUZOGMYA Disambiguation of 'moving rapidly': 96 1 4
  2. Being a situation in which events follow each other in quick succession.
    Sense id: en-fast-moving-en-adj-CTFe7nLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 79 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 13 71 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 68 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 17 64 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 61 20
  3. That is sold quickly. Translations (sold quickly): szybkozbywalny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-fast-moving-en-adj-NU752gGt Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'sold quickly': 4 2 94

Alternative forms

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