Crash Program (Noun)
Meaning
A rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency); "he took a crash course in Italian on his way to Italy"; "his first job was a crash course in survival and in learning how to get along with people"; "a crash programme is needed to create new jobs".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The company launched a crash program to develop a vaccine for the new virus.
- The college offered a crash course in computer programming to help students find jobs quickly.
- The government initiated a crash program to build a new highway before the start of the tourist season.
- The pilot had to take a crash course in repairing engines after theirs failed in mid-air.
- The team was given a crash program to develop a new marketing strategy after the product's initial failure.