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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

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Staying ahead of such absences helps make quick decisions when deadlines come thick and fast.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

Announcements have come thick and fast, the latest being Google this week unveiling plans to launch test satellites by early 2027 as part of its Suncatcher project.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

And the latest development isn’t an isolated instance: Promising and hopeful research in dementia has been coming thick and fast of late.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

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