double time
Example Sentences
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Cooks in tie-dyed aprons and sky-blue baseball caps move in double time.
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
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