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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

“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

His trick was to sit with the horn in his lap for the first half of a piece, then start at the beginning and, tooting double time, hit the last note right with the others.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns