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double-quick

[duhb-uhl-kwik, duhb-uhl-kwik] / ˈdʌb əlˈkwɪk, ˈdʌb əlˌkwɪk /








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However, the hope engendered by Liverpool's loss actually seemed counter-productive for Arsenal, with nerves sweeping around the Emirates in double-quick time when an early breakthrough did not materialise.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

If you want to feel well read in double-quick time, try Fourteen Days: An Unauthorized Gathering, which is set in a New York city tenement in the early days of the pandemic.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Both players scorched into today’s clash with double-quick quarter-final wins and an intriguing encounter between two of the best women’s players on the planet awaits.

From The Guardian • Jan. 25, 2018

It has three speeds: slow, quick and double-quick.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2017

He responded with an irritable hissing and thumping from deep in his burrow, causing me to pull my leg out of there double-quick, despite the pain.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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