"double-time" meaning in All languages combined

See double-time on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: double-times [present, singular, third-person], double-timing [participle, present], double-timed [participle, past], double-timed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-time (third-person singular simple present double-times, present participle double-timing, simple past and past participle double-timed)
  1. (intransitive, military) To march at double time. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Military Synonyms: doubletime
    Sense id: en-double-time-en-verb-Y3qiEEtL Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (transitive, military) To order troops to march at double time. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-double-time-en-verb-LLisxGTX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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