double-quick

/'dʌbl'kwik/

Thân thiện

The soldiers march double-quick across the parade ground.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Extremely rapid or fast: Used to describe something happening with great speed or urgency, often in a military context referring to a marching pace faster than "quick time."

2. Adverb:

   • At a very fast pace: Used to describe the manner of an action performed with extreme speed.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • The troops moved at a double-quick pace to reach the objective.
  • We need a double-quick response to this emergency.

• Adverb:

  • The messenger ran double-quick to deliver the news.
  • Finish this task double-quick!

Advanced Usage

• "at the double-quick": Moving or acting with extreme haste.
  • The platoon advanced at the double-quick across the open field.

Variants and Related Words

• Double time (n): A marching pace twice as fast as the normal pace; often used interchangeably in military contexts.
  • The sergeant ordered the march in double time.

Synonyms

• Rapidly
• Posthaste
• Expeditiously

Related Phrases

• In double-quick time: Very quickly, without delay.
  • The repairs were completed in double-quick time.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (of a marching cadence) very quick