double-quick
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]double-quick (plural double-quicks)
- The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
Synonyms
[edit]- (shortening) the double
Translations
[edit]Verb
[edit]double-quick (third-person singular simple present double-quicks, present participle double-quicking, simple past and past participle double-quicked)
- (intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the above speedy pace.
Adverb
[edit]double-quick (not comparable)
- Very quickly; at once; on the double.