going/getting nowhere fast

idiom

informal
: failing to make progress or to produce a desired result
The plan for a new stadium is going nowhere fast.

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Doug Pederson’s squad is going nowhere fast this season. Vincent Frank, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 Indeed, without its billions of dollars in U.S. government contracts, SpaceX would be going nowhere fast, even in Earth orbit. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 The Italian bob is going nowhere fast, says Younes Khassal, director for Taylor Taylor London at Liberty London. Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 19 Apr. 2024 In the fall of 2010, the Niners were a 6-10 mess with Smith, a first-round bust at QB, going nowhere fast. Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 29 Jan. 2024 Joseph Fiennes stars as the Bard, a strapping poet and writer whose newest play Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter is going nowhere fast — much to the dismay of Philip Henslowe (Geoffrey Rush) who owns the playhouse where the show is set to be performed. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 14 Nov. 2023 On the surface that might sound like a player Chicago should have interest in keeping around - and reports indicate that's exactly the case - but the Bulls are going nowhere fast, and the time for a rebuild arrived a while ago. Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023 Poor gearing can leave your little one pedaling furiously, but going nowhere fast, or struggling hard to move the pedals at all while going uphill. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023 In a recent Zoom interview from his home office, Bloom told Fortune how WFH, properly managed, can be good for creativity, the rules of effective hybrid models, and why the metaverse is going nowhere fast. Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023

Dictionary Entries Near going/getting nowhere fast

going for the gold

going/getting nowhere fast

going light

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“Going/getting nowhere fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/going%2Fgetting%20nowhere%20fast. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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