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Go nowhere fast Meaning in English

expression

ˈɡoʊ/ /ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/, /ˈnoʊhˌwɛɹ/ /ˈfæst
GOH NOH-wair FAST
ɡˈəʊ/ /nˈəʊweə/ /fˈɑːst
gOH NOH-wair FAHST

التعريف

To make no progress or achieve nothing, especially when putting in effort or going quickly. It can describe projects, plans, or people who are stuck and not moving forward.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an informal idiom. It is used to express frustration when hard work leads to no results. Common with 'project', 'plan', or when describing someone's progress. Not literal—never about physical movement, but about progress.

Spanish: no llegar a ninguna parte - avanzar muy pocoPortuguese (BR): não chegar a lugar nenhum - não sair do lugarPortuguese (PT): não ir a lado nenhum - não sair do sítioChinese (Simplified): 毫无进展 - 原地踏步Chinese (Traditional): 毫無進展 - 原地踏步Hindi: तेजी से कहीं नहीं पहुँचना - बिलकुल प्रगति नहीं होनाArabic: لا يحرز أي تقدم - لا يتقدم بسرعةBengali: অগ্রগতি হচ্ছে না - কোনো ফল হচ্ছে নাRussian: топтаться на месте - никуда не двигатьсяJapanese: 全く進まない - 進展しないVietnamese: giậm chân tại chỗ - không tiến triểnKorean: 헛수고하다 - 제자리걸음하다Turkish: yerinde saymak - hiçbir yere varamamakUrdu: کچھ پیش رفت نہ ہونا - بے نتیجہ رہناIndonesian: jalan di tempat - tidak kemana-mana

جمل نموذجية

We've been working for hours but go nowhere fast.

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If you don't change your plan, you'll go nowhere fast.

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Our project is going nowhere fast.

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All this arguing means we go nowhere fast.

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With leadership like this, the company will go nowhere fast.

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Honestly, we're just spinning our wheels and going nowhere fast.

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