"at the double" meaning in English

See at the double in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at the double, {{en-prep phrase}} at the double
  1. (military) In double time. Categories (topical): Military Related terms: on the double
    Sense id: en-at_the_double-en-prep_phrase-nuNxMhpp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (soccer) scoring a brace Categories (topical): Football (soccer)
    Sense id: en-at_the_double-en-prep_phrase-YVSQ5VbT Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

Download JSON data for at the double meaning in English (1.6kB)

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