fast asleep



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fast asleep

In a deep, sound sleep. "Fast" in this instance means "secure or fixed firmly in place," rather than "moving quickly." I had an 18-hour shift at the warehouse, so I was fast asleep in no time when I finally got into bed.
See also: asleep, fast

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Keith[ki:θ]
Hrothgar-Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Ali (1)‘ah-LEE: (Arabic)Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay
EmmerichE-me-rikh (German)German, Ancient Germanic
HyehyeKorean
ClancyKLANT-seeIrish, English (Rare)