quick time

NOUN

normal marching pace

Synonyms

WEAK

double time double-quick time quick march quickstep quickstep march

Example Sentences

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I wouldn’t use the word “device,” but the house gives us a more poetic approach to how quick time moves.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

In cloudy conditions at the Monte Carlo Country Club, Djokovic secured two service breaks to lead 4-0 in quick time, before Safiullin finally held serve.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

India batting first gave him a chance but he was made to wait as openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill shared a stand of 100, doing so in quick time.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2023

Brook’s dismissal, edging Josh Hazlewood behind to Alex Carey, brought Bairstow to the crease and he crunched 34 not out in quick time alongside Root, who had dropped anchor by this point.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2023

It was no task at all to start the rollers down the incline, but the cañon threatened if he did not get it off the ground in quick time.

From Boy Scouts in the Northwest Fighting Forest Fires by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)