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Definitions

double-quick

[duhb-uhl-kwik, duhb-uhl-kwik] / ˈdʌb əlˈkwɪk, ˈdʌb əlˌkwɪk /
ADJECTIVE
swift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abrupt expeditious hasty nimble quick rapid speedy sudden unexpected
STRONG
cracking express fleet flying precipitate prompt ready screaming short spanking
WEAK
alacritous barrelling breakneck fleet-footed headlong hurried in nothing flat like crazy like mad on the double pronto shaking a leg short-lived snappy speedball supersonic winged
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delayed expected lazy leisurely slow
WEAK
sluggish
ADVERB
hastily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carelessly hurriedly nimbly prematurely promptly quickly speedily suddenly swiftly
WEAK
agilely apace expeditiously fast flat-out heedlessly impetuously impulsively lickety-split on spur of the moment posthaste precipitately rapidly rashly recklessly straightaway subito thoughtlessly too quickly unpremeditatedly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
WEAK
delayed
ADVERB
posthaste
Synonyms
WEAK
at once breakneck directly expeditious flat-out fleet fleetly full tilt hastily hasty headlong lickety-split pell-mell promptly pronto quick quickly rapid rapidly speedily speedy straightaway swift swiftly
ADVERB
swiftly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expeditiously hastily promptly quickly rapidly speedily
STRONG
fleetly
WEAK
apace flat-out full tilt hotfoot hurriedly posthaste quick swift without warning
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
WEAK
sluggishly
ADVERB
swiftly/swift
Synonyms
WEAK
apace expeditiously flat-out fleetly full tilt hastily hurriedly in no time posthaste promptly quick quickly rapidly speedily without losing time without warning
Antonyms
WEAK
slowly sluggishly
NOUN
double time
Synonyms
WEAK
double march forced march haste slow jog

Example Sentences

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Shankland got over his sickness in double-quick time.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

He then made up for the miss in double-quick time, with goals in the third and 10th minutes.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2021

It has three speeds: slow, quick and double-quick.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017

He responded with an irritable hissing and thumping from deep in his burrow, causing me to pull my leg out of there double-quick, despite the pain.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.