fail fast
fail fast · fails fast · failed fast · failing fast
To report immediately any condition likely to cause a failure, rather than attempting…To report immediately any condition likely to cause a failure, rather than attempting to continue.
Meaning
2 sensesTo report immediately any condition likely to cause a failure, rather than attempting to continue.
To fail earlier rather than later, thus minimizing the fallout and allowing for timely redeployment of resources to another business case or business model.
fail fast and pivot
Forms
fails fast, failing fast, failed fast, failed fast| Base form | fail fast · to fail fast |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fails fast |
| Present participle | failing fast |
| Past simple | failed fast |
| Past participle | failed fast |
irregular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle