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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

释义

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.

用法与细微差别

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.

例句

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

basic

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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