double-quick

ˌdʌbəlˈkwɪk

Definition of double-quick - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

very fast

Dated

done with great speed

Dated

He moved in a double-quick manner to avoid being late..

rapid

swift

military

Dated

related to a very quick marching cadence

Dated

The soldiers moved at a double-quick pace.

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in double-quick time

adv.

very quickly or rapidly

She finished the project in double-quick time.

Origin of double-quick

English, double (twice) + quick (fast)

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neighborhood play

sports

quick double play in baseball

Examples of double-quick in a sentence

The double-quick pace of the game was exhausting.
They were ordered to march at a double-quick speed.
The drill sergeant demanded a double-quick response from the troops.

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French:très rapide, rapide, ...
German:blitzschnell, schnelles Marschtempo, ...
Italian:a tutta velocità, rapidissimo, ...
Spanish:muy rápido, rápido, ...
Portuguese:rapidíssimo, acelerado, ...
Chinese:非常快, 快速行进的, ...
Japanese:非常に速い, 急速な, ...
Arabic:سَريع جِدًّا, مُتَعَلِّق بِوَتِيرَة مَشْي عَسْكَرِيَّة سَريعَة جِدًّا, ...
Hebrew:מָהִיר מְאֻד, מָהִיר מְאוֹד, ...
Russian:со всей скоростью, ускоренный, ...
Ukrainian:дуже швидко, подвійний швидкий, ...
Hindi:बहुत तेज़, तेज़-तर्रार, ...
Bengali:দ্রুতগতিতে, দ্রুতগতি, ...
Catalan:a tota velocitat, ràpid, ...
Czech:bleskový, zrychlený, ...
Danish:meget hurtigt, dobbelthurtig, ...
Dutch:supersnel, snelle pas, ...
Greek:αστραπιαία, διπλάσια ταχύτητα, ...
Hungarian:villámgyors, igen gyors menetütemű, ...
Khmer:លឿនបំផុត, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងចង្វាក់ដើរយ៉ាងលឿនបំផុតក្នុងកងទ័ព, ...
Korean:매우 빠른, 급속한, ...
Persian:خیلی سریع, دوبرابر سریع, ...
Polish:w błyskawicznym tempie, szybki, ...
Portuguese (BR):rapidíssimo, rápido, ...
Romanian:foarte repede, foarte rapid, ...
Swedish:blixtsnabbt, dubbelsnabb, ...
Thai:เร็วมาก, จังหวะเร็ว, ...
Turkish:çok hızlı, çift hızlı, ...
Vietnamese:rất nhanh, nhanh gấp đôi, ...

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Definition of double-quick - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Expressions with double-quick

Origin of double-quick

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Terms with double-quick included in their meaning

Examples of double-quick in a sentence

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