double quick time pace
1double-quick — ☆ double quick [dub′əlkwik′] adj. very quick n. a very quick marching pace; specif., DOUBLE TIME (sense 2) vi., vt. to march at such a pace adv. at this pace …
2double-quick — adj., adv. /dub euhl kwik /; n., v. /dub euhl kwik /, adj. 1. very quick or rapid. adv. 2. in a very quick or rapid manner. n. 3. a very quick marching pace: double time. v.t., v.i. 4. to double time. [1815 25] * * * …
3double-quick — dou•ble quick adj., adv. [[t]ˈdʌb əlˈkwɪk[/t]] n., v. [[t]ˈdʌb əlˌkwɪk[/t]] adj. 1) very quick or rapid 2) very quickly or rapidly 3) a very quick marching pace; double time 4) to double time • Etymology: 1815–25 …
4double-quick — noun Date: 1834 double time 1; broadly a rapid pace • double quick adjective or adverb …
5double-quick — 1. noun The double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed Syn: double 2. verb To double time, march (or rather run) at the above …
6pace — (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the other in… …
7time — [tīm] n. [ME < OE tima, prob. < IE * dī men < base * dā(i) , to part, divide up > TIDE1] I duration; continuance 1. indefinite, unlimited duration in which things are considered as happening in the past, present, or future; every… …
8double — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. 1 a consisting of two usu. equal parts or things; twofold. b consisting of two identical parts. 2 twice as much or many (double the amount; double the number; double thickness). 3 having twice the usual size, quantity,… …
9double time — I noun 1. a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog • Hypernyms: ↑pace, ↑gait 2. a doubled wage (for working overtime) • Hypernyms: ↑wage, ↑pay, ↑earnings, ↑ …
10double time — noun a) A fast marching pace of 180 steps per minute, 36 inches in length for the Marine Corps and Navy, 30 inches in length for the Army. It is not really double the speed of quick time as quick time is 112 120 steps per minute b) A musical… …