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
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
