fast growers

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   People, companies, plants, or other things that grow or increase quickly.

   Grammar: Always plural; the singular is 'fast grower'. It is often used with a plural verb: 'Fast growers need more water.'

   Patterns

   • fast growers in something
   • fast growers of something
   • a group of fast growers

   Bamboo and eucalyptus are fast growers, so they can quickly fill a garden.

   Investors are looking for fast growers in the technology sector.

   These trees are fast growers, reaching full height in just a few years.

2. 2nounpluralbusiness

   Companies or economies that expand their business or output at a high rate.

   Grammar: Used especially in business and economics; often appears with 'among' or 'of'.

   Patterns

   • among the fast growers
   • one of the fast growers

   The report named several fast growers in the renewable energy market.

   Small businesses were among the fast growers last year, adding jobs quickly.

Word forms

Common combinations

fast growers in the market

Analysts highlighted fast growers in the market, especially in cloud computing.

a list of fast growers

The magazine published a list of fast growers to watch.

known as fast growers

These vines are known as fast growers and can cover a wall in one season.

Synonyms and how they differ

rapid growers

Very similar, but 'rapid' sounds slightly more formal and is often used in technical or scientific writing.

high-flyers

Used mainly for successful people or companies; it emphasizes success and ambition, not just speed of growth.

Opposites

Word family

fast-growing adjective

Growing quickly; used before a noun, as in 'a fast-growing company'.

grower noun

A person or thing that grows something, or a plant that grows in a particular way.

Commonly confused: fast growers or fast food?

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