double-quick

[ adjective adverb duhb-uhl-kwik; noun verb duhb-uhl-kwik ]

adjective

1. very quick or rapid.

adverb

1. in a very quick or rapid manner.

noun

1. a very quick marching pace: double time.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to double-time.

double-quick

adjective

1. very quick; rapid

adverb

1. in a very quick or rapid manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-quick¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

However, the hope engendered by Liverpool's loss actually seemed counter-productive for Arsenal, with nerves sweeping around the Emirates in double-quick time when an early breakthrough did not materialise.

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There doesn't seem to be many thrills so this might be done in double-quick time.

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If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic.

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A new approach to diagnosing illnesses in children could help doctors choose the right treatment in double-quick time, say the researchers behind it.

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If you want to feel well-read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic.

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