The fast track is an informal English term meaning "the quickest and most direct route to achievement of a goal, as in competing for professional advancement". By definition, it implies that a less direct, slower route also exists. Fast track or Fast Track may also refer to: *

FDA Fast Track Development Program Fast track is a designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of an investigational drug for expedited review to facilitate development of drugs that treat a serious or life-threatening condition and fill an unmet medical ne ...

, FDA granted Fast Track Designation for investigational drugs * ''Fast Track'', a FoxBusiness.com show hosted by

Anna Gilligan Anna Robinson Gilligan is a former entertainment reporter. Career Gilligan is a former entertainment reporter for ''Good Day New York'' on Fox 5 in New York City. She is a host at ''Meettheboss'' and former host of ''Fast Track'' on Fox Busine ...

* ''Fast Track'' (UK TV series), a travel programme * ''Fast Track'' (U.S. TV series), a 1997 U.S. TV series that aired on Showtime * "Fast Track", a song by Radiohead, it features as a b-side to the "

Pyramid Song "Pyramid Song" is a song by the English rock band Radiohead, released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, ''Amnesiac'' (2001). It features piano, strings, a "shuffling" rhythm and lyrics inspired by the Egyptian underworld. It was ...

" single * Fast Track, a common term for a

HyperLink In computing, a hyperlink, or simply a link, is a digital reference to data that the user can follow or be guided by clicking or tapping. A hyperlink points to a whole document or to a specific element within a document. Hypertext is text wit ...

* ''Fast Track'', the working title of ''The Ex'' (2007 film) * Dedicated security and immigration lines at some British airports; see

Business Class Business class is a travel class available on many commercial airlines and rail lines, known by brand names which vary, by airline or rail company. In the airline industry, it was originally intended as an intermediate level of service between ...

First class (aviation) First class (also known as a suite) is a travel class on some passenger airliners intended to be more luxurious than business class, premium economy, and economy class. Originally all planes offered only one class of service (often equivalen ...

Fast Track (company) Fast Track Inc. was a software development company in the United States. It was founded by Robert H. Nichols in 1987 in Germantown, Maryland. The company was primarily known for its distributed network management products, primarily Exposé, which ...

, an American device management company * ''Fast Track'' (magazine), an Indian information technology monthly *

Fast track (trade) The fast track authority for brokering trade agreements is the authority of the President of the United States to negotiate international agreements in an expedited manner and with limited congressional oversight. Renamed the trade promotion a ...

, the authority of the President of the United States to negotiate agreements with the Congress * Fast Track, a defunct drive-through hamburger chain formerly located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. * Fast Track (Warner Bros. Movie World), a virtual queuing system in seasonal operation at Warner Bros. Movie World * Fast Track (Wet'n'Wild Water World), a virtual queuing system in seasonal operation at Wet'n'Wild Water World * Fast Track, a sports sponsorship agency that is part of

Chime Communications plc Chime Communications Limited is a marketing services company headquartered in Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Chime is the holding company for companies which include sports marketing, public relations, advertising, digital, marketing, re ...

. * Fast Track, the UK-based research company that produces the

Sunday Times Fast Track 100 The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 was an annual league table published in association with ''The Sunday Times'' newspaper in the UK. It ranks Britain's 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over the last three years. It is published ...

list. *

Fast-track construction Fast-track building construction is construction industry jargon for a project delivery strategy to start construction before the design is complete. The purpose is to shorten the time to completion. Benefits Shorter schedules are desirable for r ...

, a scheduling technique *

FastTrack FastTrack is a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol that was used by the Kazaa, Grokster, iMesh and Morpheus file sharing programs. FastTrack was the most popular file sharing network in 2003, and used mainly for the exchange of music mp3 files. The netwo ...

, a peer-to-peer protocol *

Fasttrack (Transformers) Scorponok is a major antagonist whose name is shared by several fictional characters throughout the various Transformers universes. Characters with this name are usually Decepticons or Predacons that turn into robotic scorpions or have scorpion- ...

, a fictional character * FastTrack Schedule, a project management software program that is used for planning, tracking, and reporting project goals *

FastTrack Scripting Host FastTrack Automation Studio (formerly known as FastTrack Scripting Host), often referred to as just FastTrack, is a scripting language for Windows IT System Administrators. The product’s goal is to handle any kind of scripting that might be requ ...

, a software product (Windows operating systems) * Fast Track, the alter ego of

Meena Dhawan Dan the Dyna-Mite Dan Turpin Damien Darhk The enigmatic Damien Darhk is an elusive and dangerous criminal mastermind and enemy of the Teen Titans. He makes his first appearance in ''Titans'' #1 (March 1999). Claiming to be a major player in t ...

, a DC Comics character

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Fastrack (bus) Fastrack is a bus rapid transit scheme in the Thames Gateway area of Kent. It consists of three routes, operated by Arriva Southern Counties on behalf of Kent County Council with Prologis and Amazon respectively. Measures used to allow buses to ...

, A bus rapid transit scheme operating in the

Thames Gateway Thames Gateway is a term applied to an area around the Thames Estuary in the context of discourse around regeneration and further urbanisation. The term was first coined by the UK government and applies to an area of land stretching east from ...

area of Kent. operated by

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. * Fastrack (fashion accessories), a brand of watches and accessories by

Titan Company Titan Company Limited is an Indian company that mainly manufactures fashion accessories such as jewellery, watches and eyewear. Part of the Tata Group and started as a joint venture with the TIDCO, the company has its corporate headquarters in ...

. * ''

On the Fastrack ''On the Fastrack'' is a comic strip drawn by Bill Holbrook about the curious characters employed at the fictional data storage firm Fastrack, Inc. Launched March 19, 1984, it was initially distributed by King Features Syndicate to 50 newspaper ...

'', a comic strip by Bill Holbrook *

FasTrak FasTrak is the electronic toll collection (ETC) system used in the state of California in the United States. The system is used statewide on all of the toll roads, toll bridges, and high-occupancy toll lanes along the California Freeway and E ...

, an electronic toll collection system in California * Fasttrack, a

Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise created by Man of Action Studios, produced by Cartoon Network Studios and owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The series centers on a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires the Omnitrix, an alien device rese ...

alien who makes his debut in '' Ultimate Alien'' *

JCB Fastrac The JCB Fastrac is a high-speed agricultural tractor series manufactured by JCB Landpower, part of the JCB group. Production began in 1991, with continual development to the present day. Generally the maximum speed of most models is , but sl ...

, type of JCB tractor that will travel up to 60 mph. * FASTRACK, a maintenance program in the

New York City Subway The New York City Subway is a rapid transit system owned by the government of New York City and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, an affiliate agency of the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). Opened on October 2 ...

FasTracks FasTracks is a multibillion-dollar public transportation expansion plan under construction in metropolitan Denver, Colorado, United States. Developed by the Regional Transportation District (RTD), the plan consists of new commuter rail, light r ...

, an expansion plan for public transportation in

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

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