fail fast US
feɪl fæst
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Definition of fail fast - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

1.
businessTECH.USfail earlier to minimize negative impactsTECH.US
  • Startups often adopt a fail fast approach to innovate.
2.
technologyTECH.USreport immediately any likely failure conditionTECH.US
  • The system is designed to fail fast when errors occur.
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Expressions with fail

without failadv.
always happens or is done
She calls her mother every Sunday without fail.
fail upwardsv.
advance in career despite failures or incompetence
He seemed to fail upwards, getting promotions despite mistakes.
fail to catch onv.
not become popular or widely accepted
The new fashion trend failed to catch on.
doomed to failadj.
certain to be unsuccessful
The project was doomed to fail from the start.
words fail meexp.
unable to express feelings
When I saw the view, words fail me.
words fail youexp.
unable to speak due to strong emotions
When you see the wreckage, words fail you.

Expressions with fast

think fastv.
quickly process information or make a decision
In emergencies, you must think fast to stay safe.
fast lanen.
lane on a road for fast vehicles
He switched to the fast lane to overtake.
fast movern.
someone who acts quickly and decisively
In emergencies, a fast mover can make a big difference.
lightning fastadj.
happening in an instant
Her lightning fast reflexes saved the day.
news travels fastexp.
information spreads quickly
In small towns, news travels fast.
not so fastexp.
used to tell someone to stop or slow down
Not so fast, we need to check everything first.
as fast as lightningadv.
very quickly or at great speed
He finished the race as fast as lightning.
be fading fastv.
become weaker or less intense quickly
His strength was fading fast after the long race.
fast and furiousadj.
happening very quickly with lots of energy
The game was fast and furious from start to finish.
get nowhere fastv.
make no progress despite effort or time
We keep arguing but get nowhere fast.

Terms related to fail fast

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
adaptexperimentinnovateiteratelearnpivottestvalidatealertdebuggingerrorfailure

Examples of fail fast in a sentence

  • By choosing to fail fast, they quickly identified the project's flaws.
  • Developers prefer to fail fast to save time.
  • Fail fast principles improve software reliability.

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  1. French:échouer rapidement, signaler immédiatement une défaillance, ...
  2. German:schnell scheitern, schnell reagieren, ...
  3. Italian:fallire rapidamente, segnalare immediatamente, ...
  4. Spanish:fracasar pronto, fallar rápidamente, ...
  5. Portuguese:falhar rápido, reportar falhas imediatamente, ...
  6. Chinese:快速失败, 立即报告故障, ...
  7. Japanese:早期に失敗する, 即座に失敗する, ...
  8. Arabic:فَشِلَ مُبَكِّرًا, أَبلَغَ عَنِ الفَشَلِ فَورا, ...
  9. Hebrew:לְהִכָּשֵׁל מַהֵר, לְהַתְרִיעַ מִיָּד עַל כֶּשֶׁל, ...
  10. Russian:быстро провалиться, быстро сообщать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:швидко зазнати невдачі, негайно повідомляти про несправність, ...
  12. Hindi:जल्दी असफल होना, तुरंत रिपोर्ट करना, ...
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