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double time
1noun
- U.S. Army. the fastest rate of marching troops, a slow jog in which 180 paces, each of 3 feet (0.9 meters), are taken in a minute.
- a slow run by troops in step.
- a rate of overtime pay that is twice the regular wage rate.
double-time
2[ duhb-uhl-tahym ]
verb (used with object)
- to cause to move in double time:
Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
verb (used without object)
- to move in double time.
double time
noun
- a doubled wage rate, paid for working on public holidays, etc
- music
- a time twice as fast as an earlier section
- two beats per bar
- a slow running pace, keeping in step
- army a fast march of 180 paces to the minute
verb
- to move or cause to move in double time
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of double time1
Origin of double time2
Example Sentences
“If I need to make something from scratch, I need to work double time before I finish the product,†she explains.
Whether she was running, talking, or pitching, she did everything double time.
"So all of you people feel underused now, get a good night's sleep, because next year you're going to be working double time," he said.
He describes the song as akin to a “slow reggae†with “a double time and a half time all strung together in ballad form, kind of.â€
“He was on track to graduate early, and now he is falling behind and will have to work double time just so he can still graduate.â€
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