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DOUBLE TIME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A doubled wage (for working overtime)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("double time" is a kind of...):
earnings; pay; remuneration; salary; wage (something that remunerates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("double time" is a kind of...):
gait; pace (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At a faster speed
Example:
now let's play the piece again double-quick
Synonyms:
double quick; double time
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