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Fast track refers to the practice of making use of an process which is accelerated in comparison to the one in typical use. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term's first published use was in an April 1976 Business Week article, where it referred to the construction industry's practice of beginning construction before design was complete. A process is a naturally occurring or designed sequence of operations or events, possibly taking up time, space, expertise or other resource, which produces some outcome. ... The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a comprehensive multi-volume dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... BusinessWeek is a business magazine published by McGraw-Hill. ... Construction on the North Bytown Bridge in Ottawa, Canada. ...


Fast track has more narrow meanings with respect to the federal government of the United States. The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ...


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Fast track gives the President of the United States authority to negotiate trade agreements that cannot be amended by Congress, only voted on yes or no. It was in effect from 1975 to 1994 and led to the adoption of the Free Trade Agreement with Canada NAFTA.
Fast track is also an FDA program that expedites development and testing for an experimental drug that treats a serious or life-threatening medical condition for which no other drug either exists or works as well.
As an example, the drug that lessens peanut allergies, TNX-901, received fast track status during its testing, even though other products exist to reduce allergic symptoms in general.
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