double-quick pace

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• double-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 …   English World dictionary

• double-quick — noun Date: 1834 double time 1; broadly a rapid pace • double quick adjective or adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• double-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] * * * …   Universalium

• double-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 …   From formal English to slang

• double-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 …   Wiktionary

• pace — (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• double — 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,… …   Useful english dictionary

• double 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, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Pace stick — A Warrant Officer of the Welsh Guards using his pace stick. A pace stick is a long stick usually carried by warrant officer and non commissioned officer drill instructors in the British and Commonwealth armed forces …   Wikipedia

• Geometrical pace — pace pace (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To hold pace with — pace pace (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English