fast lane—
1. the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly:
- Taxi drivers claim that when traffic breaks down, the fast lane breaks down first so they move immediately to the right lane.
2. a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation:
- He lived in the fast-lane of his times—hard drinking, gambling, and all the other stuff.
fast track—the quickest route or means to achievement of a goal:
- Haiti’s past has taught him that elections do not necessarily put a country on a fast track to democracy.