"double-quick" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} double-quick (not comparable)
  1. Very quickly; at once; on the double. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-double-quick-en-adv-ha9fRURT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 27 7

Noun

Forms: double-quicks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double-quick (plural double-quicks)
  1. The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed. Synonyms (shortening): the double Translations (cadence): looppas [masculine] (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-double-quick-en-noun-SOULscq2

Verb

Forms: double-quicks [present, singular, third-person], double-quicking [participle, present], double-quicked [participle, past], double-quicked [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} double-quick (third-person singular simple present double-quicks, present participle double-quicking, simple past and past participle double-quicked)
  1. (intransitive) To double-time, march (or rather run) at the above speedy pace. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-double-quick-en-verb-ND2Sfsds

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for double-quick meaning in English (2.2kB)

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