fast forward

早送りする

録音や動画を速く進めて、後の部分に移る。

やさしい英語で： To move through a recording quickly to reach a later part.

• Fast forward the video.
• I fast forwarded through the adverts.
• Can we fast forward to the next song?

使い方： fast forward something (You can fast forward the video.); fast forward to something (I fast forwarded to the final scene.)

類義語： skip ahead

反対語： rewind

よく使う表現： fast forward something, fast forward to something

時間を先に進める

途中の出来事を省いて、話や考えを後の時点へ移す。

やさしい英語で： To turn your attention to a later time, skipping what happened in between.

• Fast forward to next year.
• Let us fast forward ten years and imagine our lives.
• The story fast forwards to the day of their wedding.

使い方： fast forward to something (Fast forward to next summer, when the house will be ready.); fast forward + time period (Fast forward five years, and she owns the company.)

類義語： jump ahead, skip ahead

よく使う表現： fast forward to something, fast forward ten years

加速させる

物事の進行を速めたり、早く終わるようにしたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make a process happen faster or finish sooner.

• This tool can fast forward development.
• They fast forwarded the approval process to meet the deadline.
• Can extra staff fast forward our plans?

使い方： fast forward something (The extra funding will fast forward the project.)

類義語： speed up, accelerate

反対語： slow down

よく使う表現： fast forward something, fast forward the process

急速に進展する

普段よりずっと速く物事が進んだり発展したりする。

やさしい英語で： To move ahead or develop much faster than usual.

• Her career suddenly fast forwarded.
• The project fast forwarded after we hired more staff.
• Technology is fast forwarding toward a different future.

使い方： fast forward toward something (The industry is fast forwarding toward a cleaner future.)

類義語： advance rapidly, progress rapidly

よく使う表現： fast forward rapidly, fast forward toward something

あっという間に過ぎる

時間があっという間に過ぎるように感じられる。

やさしい英語で： To seem to move through time very quickly.

• Time seemed to fast forward.
• The summer fast forwarded, and suddenly it was September.
• Life fast forwards when every day is busy.

類義語： fly by

よく使う表現： time fast forward, life fast forward

早送り

録音や動画の後の部分へ素早く進める機能。

やさしい英語で： A recording feature that lets you move quickly to a later part.

• Use fast forward to skip this part.
• The recording looks funny in fast forward.
• This old player has no fast forward.

類義語： fast playback

反対語： rewind

よく使う表現： use fast forward, in fast forward, fast forward mode

早送りボタン

録音や動画を速く先へ進めるために押すボタン。

やさしい英語で： A button you press to move quickly to a later part of a recording.

• Press fast forward now.
• The fast forward on my remote is broken.
• I pressed fast forward instead of pause.

類義語： fast forward button

よく使う表現： press fast forward, the fast forward, fast forward button

急速な進展

出来事や変化が普段よりずっと速く進む状態。

やさしい英語で： A state in which things happen or develop much faster than usual.

• My life is in fast forward.
• Her career went into fast forward after the award.
• The whole industry seems to be on fast forward.

類義語： rapid progress

よく使う表現： in fast forward, on fast forward