diff --git a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
index 6fbc9c0..d15dc39 100755
--- a/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
+++ b/lib/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         tables.each { |t| truncate_table(t) }
       end
 
-      def fast_truncate_tables(tables, options = {:reset_ids => true})
+      def pre_count_truncate_tables(tables, options = {:reset_ids => true})
         filter = options[:reset_ids] ? method(:has_been_used?) : method(:has_rows?)
         truncate_tables(tables.select(&filter))
       end
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         execute("TRUNCATE TABLE #{table_names.map{|name| quote_table_name(name)}.join(', ')} #{restart_identity} #{cascade};")
       end
 
-      def fast_truncate_tables(tables, options = {:reset_ids => true})
+      def pre_count_truncate_tables(tables, options = {:reset_ids => true})
         filter = options[:reset_ids] ? method(:has_been_used?) : method(:has_rows?)
         truncate_tables(tables.select(&filter))
       end
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ module DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord
     def clean
       connection = connection_klass.connection
       connection.disable_referential_integrity do
-        if fast? && connection.respond_to?(:fast_truncate_tables)
-          connection.fast_truncate_tables(tables_to_truncate(connection), {:reset_ids => reset_ids?})
+        if pre_count? && connection.respond_to?(:pre_count_truncate_tables)
+          connection.pre_count_truncate_tables(tables_to_truncate(connection), {:reset_ids => reset_ids?})
         else
           connection.truncate_tables(tables_to_truncate(connection))
         end
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ module DatabaseCleaner::ActiveRecord
       'schema_migrations'
     end
 
-    def fast?
-      @fast == true
+    def pre_count?
+      @pre_count == true
     end
 
     def reset_ids?
diff --git a/lib/database_cleaner/generic/truncation.rb b/lib/database_cleaner/generic/truncation.rb
index da5f19b..2e41c1a 100644
--- a/lib/database_cleaner/generic/truncation.rb
+++ b/lib/database_cleaner/generic/truncation.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
   module Generic
     module Truncation
       def initialize(opts={})
-        if !opts.empty? && !(opts.keys - [:only, :except, :fast, :reset_ids]).empty?
-          raise ArgumentError, "The only valid options are :only, :except, :fast or :reset_ids. You specified #{opts.keys.join(',')}."
+        if !opts.empty? && !(opts.keys - [:only, :except, :pre_count, :reset_ids]).empty?
+          raise ArgumentError, "The only valid options are :only, :except, :pre_count or :reset_ids. You specified #{opts.keys.join(',')}."
         end
         if opts.has_key?(:only) && opts.has_key?(:except)
           raise ArgumentError, "You may only specify either :only or :except.  Doing both doesn't really make sense does it?"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         @only = opts[:only]
         @tables_to_exclude = (opts[:except] || []).dup
         @tables_to_exclude << migration_storage_name if migration_storage_name
-        @fast = opts[:fast]
+        @pre_count = opts[:pre_count]
         @reset_ids = opts[:reset_ids]
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
index 66cab91..29569a2 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql2_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      it_behaves_like "an adapter with fast truncation" do
+      it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
         let(:adapter) { Mysql2Adapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_mysql2_connection }
       end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
index fa3a3ad..01b34c0 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/mysql_spec.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
  
-      it_behaves_like "an adapter with fast truncation" do
+      it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
         let(:adapter) { MysqlAdapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_mysql_connection }
       end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
index 0c81c98..64c242d 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/postgresql_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      it_behaves_like "an adapter with fast truncation" do
+      it_behaves_like "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
         let(:adapter) { PostgreSQLAdapter }
         let(:connection) { active_record_pg_connection }
       end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
index b971ea2..e0cdb52 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation/shared_fast_truncation.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-shared_examples_for "an adapter with fast truncation" do
-  describe "#fast_truncate_tables" do
+shared_examples_for "an adapter with pre-count truncation" do
+  describe "#pre_count_truncate_tables" do
     
     context "with :reset_ids set true" do
       it "truncates the table" do
         2.times { User.create }
 
-        connection.fast_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => true)
+        connection.pre_count_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => true)
         User.count.should be_zero
       end
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ shared_examples_for "an adapter with fast truncation" do
         2.times { User.create }
         User.delete_all
 
-        connection.fast_truncate_tables(%w[users]) # true is also the default
+        connection.pre_count_truncate_tables(%w[users]) # true is also the default
         User.create.id.should == 1
       end
     end
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ shared_examples_for "an adapter with fast truncation" do
       it "truncates the table" do
         2.times { User.create }
 
-        connection.fast_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => false)
+        connection.pre_count_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => false)
         User.count.should be_zero
       end
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ shared_examples_for "an adapter with fast truncation" do
         2.times { User.create }
         User.delete_all
 
-        connection.fast_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => false)
+        connection.pre_count_truncate_tables(%w[users], :reset_ids => false)
 
         User.create.id.should == 3
       end
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
index 0c98b0f..ee80b52 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/active_record/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -70,28 +70,28 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
           Truncation.new.clean
         end
 
-        describe "relying on #fast_truncate_tables if connection allows it" do
+        describe "relying on #pre_count_truncate_tables if connection allows it" do
           subject { Truncation.new }
 
-          it "should rely on #fast_truncate_tables if #fast? returns true" do
+          it "should rely on #pre_count_truncate_tables if #pre_count? returns true" do
             connection.stub!(:database_cleaner_table_cache).and_return(%w[widgets dogs])
             connection.stub!(:database_cleaner_view_cache).and_return(["widgets"])
 
-            subject.instance_variable_set(:"@fast", true)
+            subject.instance_variable_set(:"@pre_count", true)
 
             connection.should_not_receive(:truncate_tables).with(['dogs'])
-            connection.should_receive(:fast_truncate_tables).with(['dogs'], :reset_ids => true)
+            connection.should_receive(:pre_count_truncate_tables).with(['dogs'], :reset_ids => true)
 
             subject.clean
           end
 
-          it "should not rely on #fast_truncate_tables if #fast? return false" do
+          it "should not rely on #pre_count_truncate_tables if #pre_count? return false" do
             connection.stub!(:database_cleaner_table_cache).and_return(%w[widgets dogs])
             connection.stub!(:database_cleaner_view_cache).and_return(["widgets"])
 
-            subject.instance_variable_set(:"@fast", false)
+            subject.instance_variable_set(:"@pre_count", false)
 
-            connection.should_not_receive(:fast_truncate_tables).with(['dogs'], :reset_ids => true)
+            connection.should_not_receive(:pre_count_truncate_tables).with(['dogs'], :reset_ids => true)
             connection.should_receive(:truncate_tables).with(['dogs'])
 
             subject.clean
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         end
       end
 
-      describe '#fast?' do
+      describe '#pre_count?' do
         before(:each) do
           connection.stub!(:disable_referential_integrity).and_yield
           connection.stub!(:database_cleaner_view_cache).and_return([])
@@ -107,16 +107,16 @@ module DatabaseCleaner
         end
 
         subject { Truncation.new }
-        its(:fast?) { should == false }
+        its(:pre_count?) { should == false }
 
         it 'should return true if @reset_id is set and non false or nil' do
-          subject.instance_variable_set(:"@fast", true)
-          subject.send(:fast?).should == true
+          subject.instance_variable_set(:"@pre_count", true)
+          subject.send(:pre_count?).should == true
         end
 
         it 'should return false if @reset_id is set to false' do
-          subject.instance_variable_set(:"@fast", false)
-          subject.send(:fast?).should == false
+          subject.instance_variable_set(:"@pre_count", false)
+          subject.send(:pre_count?).should == false
         end
       end
       
diff --git a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
index 16edc02..ef5a5c5 100644
--- a/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/database_cleaner/generic/truncation_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ module ::DatabaseCleaner
         !!@reset_ids
       end
 
-      def fast?
-        !!@fast
+      def pre_count?
+        !!@pre_count
       end
     end
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module ::DatabaseCleaner
         it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :except => "something",:only => "something else" } ) }.to     raise_error(ArgumentError) }
         it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :only   => "something"                           } ) }.to_not raise_error(ArgumentError) }
         it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :except => "something"                           } ) }.to_not raise_error(ArgumentError) }
-        it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :fast => "something"                           } ) }.to_not raise_error(ArgumentError) }
+        it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :pre_count => "something"                           } ) }.to_not raise_error(ArgumentError) }
         it { expect{ TruncationExample.new( { :reset_ids => "something"                           } ) }.to_not raise_error(ArgumentError) }
 
         context "" do
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ module ::DatabaseCleaner
         end
 
         context "" do
-          subject { TruncationExample.new( { :fast => ["something"] } ) }
-          its(:fast?) { should == true }
+          subject { TruncationExample.new( { :pre_count => ["something"] } ) }
+          its(:pre_count?) { should == true }
         end
 
         context "" do
-          subject { TruncationExample.new( { :fast => nil } ) }
-          its(:fast?) { should == false }
+          subject { TruncationExample.new( { :pre_count => nil } ) }
+          its(:pre_count?) { should == false }
         end
         
         context "" do