double time

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

"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 • Nov. 15, 2023

“It means programs like ours have to work double time, at increased expense to make sure everyone has the opportunity to vote.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

And the pushed-down-out-of.sight, what-if, hope-waiting portion of Christopher’s heart rose up in his chest, and he felt it beating double time under his skin.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell