double time

Example Sentences

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A small crew of bartenders are working double time to serve up wings, french fries and tropical-themed cocktails.

From Los Angeles Times

“If I need to make something from scratch, I need to work double time before I finish the product,” she explains.

From BBC

Whether she was running, talking, or pitching, she did everything double time.

From Literature

"So all of you people feel underused now, get a good night's sleep, because next year you're going to be working double time," he said.

From Reuters

He describes the song as akin to a “slow reggae” with “a double time and a half time all strung together in ballad form, kind of.”

From Los Angeles Times