double time
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They can include time-and-a-half or double time, testing in a separate room to reduce distractions or having unlimited breaks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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
“He was on track to graduate early, and now he is falling behind and will have to work double time just so he can still graduate.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 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
