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passed by fast vs went by fast

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Passed by fast' is commonly used when referring to something that was observed or noticed quickly, while 'went by fast' is used when describing the passage of time or events that happened quickly.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 701 views

passed by fast

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to something that was observed or noticed quickly.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where something or someone moved quickly past a specific point or location.

Examples:

The car passed by fast, and I couldn't see who was inside.
The time passed by fast as we were having fun at the party.

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To ask the Commission what proportion of legislation has been passed using the 'fast track' method in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Police cruiser passed by my spot twice.
The Commission has followed closely appeals against death sentences passed by Sharia courts.
These were proposals in a resolution on climate change passed by MEPs on 10 April.
These were proposals in a resolution on climate change passed by MEPs on 10 April.
They simply left with Captain Granville, when he passed by...
Year after year you passed by beautiful women... because you're not a real man.
No, Chancellor, the treaty must be passed by the council.
I just want to feel that everything I passed by...
I passed by here every day since you went away.
It was passed by General Council and everybody will respect that.
Harris passed by intake, hooked on to some other prisoners.
Your moving truck passed by a couple of hours ago.
My partner and I passed by the toilet just now.
Tom Greenleaf passed by when I was talking to Shooter.
Two weeks passed by like one year.
A junkie took something from behind the Dumpster after you passed by.
So he passed by a thick forest to go see his mother.
A white Sonata passed by before the accident.

Alternatives:

passed quickly
went by quickly
whizzed by
zoomed by
raced by

went by fast

This phrase is correct and commonly used when describing the passage of time or events that happened quickly.

This phrase is used to express that a period of time or events passed quickly.

Examples:

The weekend went by fast, and I didn't get a chance to relax.
The year went by fast, and I can't believe it's already December.

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You think 45 years went by fast?
The years went by so fast.
Tell you the truth, the whole thing went by so fast, I don't even remember.
After that, the summer went by way too fast.
I can't be sure, because it went by so fast, but if I were playing odds, I would say that it was Daisy.
I think I saw a sign back there that said "55," but we went by it so fast, I don't know.
It went by so fast it's... almost like I wasn't there.
but we went by it so fast, I don't know.
The car went by the gate pretty fast.
It went by so fast, I-I, honestly, I just - I don't know!
They were lucky they went fast.
- I don't know, but she sure went fast.
With my sons-in-law, it went fast, but know...
He went fast once they found it.
In fact, things went wrong real fast.
She went so fast, she blurred like a cartoon.
I told you you went too fast on balancing equations.
We went so fast I think we beat the devil.
The trails always went cold fast.
When she got the diagnosis, she went really fast.

Alternatives:

flew by fast
passed quickly
raced by
zoomed by
whizzed by

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