fast

/fɑːst/ adverb

Translation

QUICKLY › moving or happening quickly

hızlıca, süratle, çabucak, ivedi, acilen

We ran as fast as we could. You'll have to act fast.2163

fast asleep › completely asleep (= sleeping)

derin uykuda, derin uykuya dalmış

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FIRMLY › in a firm or tight way

sıkı sıkıya, sıkıca, sağlamca

He tried to get away, but she held him fast. → See also thick and fast1937

(Definition of fast adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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