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Meanings of double time in English

At a faster speed.

Synonyms
Examples for "double quick"
Examples for "double quick"
1
It says to itself: right, let's get out of here double quick!
How the soldier repairs the gramophone
2
Rush the house double quick and pay no attention to his barking-
The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
3
If the lords were ladies they'd vote him premier peer, double quick.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 6
4
No sooner had we crossed than an order came to double quick.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
5
Kershaw and Simms, of our Division, were ordered back at double quick.
History of Kershaw's Brigade / With Complete Roll of Companies, ...
Usage of double time in English
1
I could tell by the way his jaw started working double time.
An arsonist's guide to writers' homes in new england: a novel
2
Once in his kiak he made double time back to the wreck.
The Blue Envelope
3
A disengaged hand in double time is held as when without arms.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of ...
4
If executed in double time, leading squad marches double time until halted.
Military Instructors Manual
5
This signal is also used to execute quick time from double time.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of ...
6
They have fruit to get off but have to pay pickers double time.
Radio NZ
7
Will take me double time to rise and touch my toes.
The South African
8
Erica read steadily on, though every pulse in her beat at double time.
We Two: A Novel
9
Tatum had packed the assembled beacon at double time over the sloppy terrain.
Genellan: planetfall
10
Phil held it, his heart beating double time and his knees shaking uncontrollably.
Nanny mcphee and the big bang
11
Her red-glossed lips worked double time, and she munched loudly while she waited.
Good girls don't
12
It wants overtime to be paid at time and a half or double time.
The Irish Times
13
If executed in double time, the lending squad marches in double time until halted.
Manual for Noncommissioned Officers and Privates of Infantry of ...
14
If executed in double time, the leading squad marches in double time until halted.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 / Corrected...
15
If executed in double time, the leading company marches in double time until halted.
Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 / Corrected...
16
Branstrup and his cast handle the double time scheme well.
The Guardian
This collocation consists of:
Double time through the time
Double time across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common