double-quick

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double-quick

[ˈdʌbəlˈkwɪk]

adverbio

1. rapidísimamente

double-quick [da-bel-kuik]

adjetivo

1. A paso redoblado. (Militar)

sustantivo

2. Marcha o movimiento a razón de unos 165 a 180 pasos por minuto, cada paso de una vara (33 pulgadas).

adverbio

3. (Coloq.) Volando. (Coloquial)

Hoy sustituído en los Estados Unidos por double-time.

double-quick [ˌdʌblˈkwɪk]

adverb

rapidísimamente; en un santiamén; (Mil) a paso ligero;

adjective

in double-quick time rapidísimamente; en un santiamén

...his solicitor, who prepared the appeal in double-quick time Damp blankets were thrown over her, and a special shelter built in double-quick time

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