Definitions

thick and fast

ADVERB

frequently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

again and again generally intermittently many times often periodically regularly time and again usually

STRONG

oft oftentimes ofttimes

WEAK

as a rule at regular intervals at short intervals at times by ordinary customarily every now and then habitually in many instances in quick succession many a time much not infrequently not seldom ordinarily over and over recurrently spasmodically successively very often

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely seldom

WEAK

infrequently not much uncommonly

Example Sentences

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"For City, the games are coming thick and fast and Mikel can look after his players just that little bit more."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Reforms designed to revive the Caribbean country's moribund economy have been coming thick and fast.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

At times, however, the passages quoted from letters and memoirs come so thick and fast that they threaten to overwhelm the connecting strand of Mr. Hart’s own chronological narrative.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

It's still only early November, but Christmas adverts are already coming thick and fast.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

The jig-saw pieces came tumbling thick and fast upon me.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

thick and fast

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