fast times
Noun
Meaning
fast times pl (plural only)
(chiefly US, set phrase) A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events.
Examples
I've always wanted to do a movie that takes place in the 70's and was about rock and roll and getting high, like Dazed and Confused or Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Belushi Tributes and legacy Belushi's life is detailed in the 1984 biography Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi by Bob Woodward and 1990's Samurai Widow by his wife Judith.
Call it Fast Times at Hanover High: The series’ promising, underutilized skeleton—one that might have had more prominence with a bit of pruning—is its amusing slice of schoolyard life.
Of a forgettable one-liner, she says, “I hope it has a Fast Times At Ridgemont High kind of staying power to it.”
The aforementioned Hughes titles, as well as “Heathers,” “Footloose,” and “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” are all 1980s-era titles that still enjoy considerable popularity and name recognition.
During the early 1980s, popular teen comedies (such as Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Porky's ) were risqué and adult-aimed, so the script was commonly rejected for being too light.