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goes nowhere fast

goes nowhere fast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go nowhere fast.

Meaning of go nowhere fast

Verb

go nowhere fast (third-person singular simple present goes nowhere fast, present participle going nowhere fast, simple past went nowhere fast, past participle gone nowhere fast)

  1. (idiomatic) To fail to make any progress.

Questions about goes nowhere fast

What is goes nowhere fast the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes nowhere fast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go nowhere fast.

Words near goes nowhere fast in the dictionary

  1. goes narrow
  2. goes native
  3. goes negative
  4. goes night-night
  5. goes nowhere
  6. goes nowhere fast
  7. goes nuclear
  8. goes nuts
  9. goes off
  10. goes off at a tangent
  11. goes off at half cock

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