quick time

NOUN

normal marching pace

Synonyms

WEAK

double time double-quick time quick march quickstep quickstep march

Example Sentences

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Upward forces from the ocean water could "lift" the thinning ice essentially all at once, they argue - causing icebergs to break off and the glacier to retreat in quick time.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

“That’s a pretty significant shift in a pretty quick time period.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2024

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

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

Then a small inward voice whispered, which caused her heart to beat quick time: 'What if, by my loving influence, I might change at length his views?

From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Wingfield, Lewis