double-quick
Americanadjective
adverb
noun
verb (used with or without object)
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of double-quick
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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The brutal realities of life as a Celtic manager have descended on his head in double-quick time.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
There doesn't seem to be many thrills so this might be done in double-quick time.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
Having visited the trees again, this time on 14, he fails to get up and down from the back and that’s yet another stroke shed in double-quick time.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2020
It has three speeds: slow, quick and double-quick.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2017
The five hundred marines, billeted all about North Square, arrived at double-quick.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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