fast and furious
idiom
: in a very fast and forceful way : with one thing following another very quickly
—used both as an adjective and as an adverb
The action was fast and furious.
The questions were coming at me fast and furious.
The jokes were flying fast and furious.
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The pace of new restaurant openings is also fast and furious — with recent announcements from Peach Cobbler Factory, In-N-Out Burger, Paris Baguette and Eggspectation, among others.
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2024
Promotions started early and are coming fast and furious.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
The jokes come fast and furious, and the identical-twin running gag never fails to draw belly laughs.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
From there, the volleys in the feud came increasingly fast and furious.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2024
Promotions started early and are coming fast and furious.
—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2024
The jokes come fast and furious, and the identical-twin running gag never fails to draw belly laughs.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 20 June 2024
From there, the volleys in the feud came increasingly fast and furious.
—Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Fast and furious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast%20and%20furious. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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