go nowhere fast in English

Audio: en-au-go nowhere fast.ogg

Forms: goes nowhere fast [present, singular, third-person], going nowhere fast [participle, present], went nowhere fast [past], gone nowhere fast [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> nowhere fast}} go nowhere fast (third-person singular simple present goes nowhere fast, present participle going nowhere fast, simple past went nowhere fast, past participle gone nowhere fast)

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    {
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        "To fail to make any progress."
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        "(idiomatic) To fail to make any progress."
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      "form": "goes nowhere fast",
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "gone nowhere fast",
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        "past"
      ]
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      "word": "get nowhere fast"
    }
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"go nowhere fast" meaning in English

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