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View synonyms for quick march

quick march

noun

  1. a march in quick time.


quick march

noun

  1. a march at quick time or the order to proceed at such a pace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


interjection

  1. a command to commence such a march
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quick march1

First recorded in 1745–55
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Example Sentences

"Quick march," said the sergeant, and the four men moved on through the darkness in a silence, which was only skin deep.

Then he, and another man, made a rush, and the others came double-quick-march on their heels.

The latter either sang a quick march-song in chorus, or whistled some air to keep the step.

Right about face, quick march, and don't you let me have no more complaints of you, or I'll know how to act.

The word, it seems to me, is—Quick march, back to quarters.'

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