double-quick time
Example Sentences
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However, the hope engendered by Liverpool's loss actually seemed counter-productive for Arsenal, with nerves sweeping around the Emirates in double-quick time when an early breakthrough did not materialise.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2024
If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2023
A new approach to diagnosing illnesses in children could help doctors choose the right treatment in double-quick time, say the researchers behind it.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2023
In double-quick time, it’s 3-1 to the second seed in the second set.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2016
“Do you know?” he enquired of Mary Poppins, who was whisking the crumbs off the table in double-quick time.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
