double-timev.

Brit.

/ˈdʌbltʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈdəb(ə)lˌtaɪm/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: double time n.

Etymology: < double time n.

1. Military (originally and chiefly U.S.).

a. transitive. To command (a group of soldiers) to march in double time (double time n. 2); to lead (soldiers) marching in double time.

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1882 Times-Democrat (New Orleans) 30 Apr. 3/5 The captain ‘double-timed’ them around the large Washington Artillery Hall.

1928 A. C. York Sergeant York xxiv. 235 On the way back we were constantly under heavy shell fire and I had to double-time them to get them through safely.

2006 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 13 June b1 Sgt. McKinney..double-timed us out to the boondocks and then said, ‘Let's get it straight: I can whip any man here.’

b. intransitive. To march in double time (double time n. 2). Also in extended use: to move quickly. In later use also transitive with it.

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the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)]

society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [verb (intransitive)] > march > at prescribed pace

to step off1802

walk-march1814

double1890

1886 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 Aug. 6/5 They..went through the platoon movements in good style, double timing off the ground in fine shape.

1938 Amer. Armies & Battlefields in Europe (Amer. Battle Monuments Commission) ii. 87/2 Some of its units had marched all night and double-timed over muddy roads in a driving rain.

1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 29 Get up on your feet and double-time it back to that tent before they shoot you dead on the spot.

1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere (1994) xvi. 177 Two uniformed deputies and a woman holding a steno pad double-timed down the corridor.

2000 I. F. Rose Need to Belong xxv. 310 They double-timed to a large supply shed to receive their rifles.

2. intransitive. To play a piece or passage of music in double time (double time n. 1b).

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society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > perform music [verb (intransitive)] > specific style or technique

descanta1450

to stay on1579

to run division1590

divide1609

shake1611

flourish1766

tweedle-dee1837

slide1864

Wagnerize1866

to break a chord1879

magadize1904

scoop1927

segue1958

rap1979

rhyme1979

scratch1982

1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn i. vi. 81 He stayed right there double-timing one-handed on the cymbal.

1975 Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 9 Jan. a22/1 I switch from guitar to banjo and we start double-timing.

2011 J. Wallenfeldt Black Experience in Amer. iv. 79 He intelligently crafted logical lines atop the New Orleans-style ensemble, double-timing and improvising forcefully.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	double-time
释义	double-timev. Brit. /ˈdʌbltʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈdəb(ə)lˌtaɪm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: double time n. Etymology: < double time n. 1. Military (originally and chiefly U.S.). a. transitive. To command (a group of soldiers) to march in double time (double time n. 2); to lead (soldiers) marching in double time. ΚΠ 1882 Times-Democrat (New Orleans) 30 Apr. 3/5 The captain ‘double-timed’ them around the large Washington Artillery Hall. 1928 A. C. York Sergeant York xxiv. 235 On the way back we were constantly under heavy shell fire and I had to double-time them to get them through safely. 2006 Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois) (Nexis) 13 June b1 Sgt. McKinney..double-timed us out to the boondocks and then said, ‘Let's get it straight: I can whip any man here.’ b. intransitive. To march in double time (double time n. 2). Also in extended use: to move quickly. In later use also transitive with it. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > move at specific rate [verb (intransitive)] society > armed hostility > military operations > evolution > [verb (intransitive)] > march > at prescribed pace to step off1802 walk-march1814 double1890 1886 St. Louis (Missouri) Globe-Democrat 8 Aug. 6/5 They..went through the platoon movements in good style, double timing off the ground in fine shape. 1938 Amer. Armies & Battlefields in Europe (Amer. Battle Monuments Commission) ii. 87/2 Some of its units had marched all night and double-timed over muddy roads in a driving rain. 1981 T. C. Boyle Water Music (1983) i. 29 Get up on your feet and double-time it back to that tent before they shoot you dead on the spot. 1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere (1994) xvi. 177 Two uniformed deputies and a woman holding a steno pad double-timed down the corridor. 2000 I. F. Rose Need to Belong xxv. 310 They double-timed to a large supply shed to receive their rifles. 2. intransitive. To play a piece or passage of music in double time (double time n. 1b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > perform music [verb (intransitive)] > specific style or technique descanta1450 to stay on1579 to run division1590 divide1609 shake1611 flourish1766 tweedle-dee1837 slide1864 Wagnerize1866 to break a chord1879 magadize1904 scoop1927 segue1958 rap1979 rhyme1979 scratch1982 1938 D. Baker Young Man with Horn i. vi. 81 He stayed right there double-timing one-handed on the cymbal. 1975 Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 9 Jan. a22/1 I switch from guitar to banjo and we start double-timing. 2011 J. Wallenfeldt Black Experience in Amer. iv. 79 He intelligently crafted logical lines atop the New Orleans-style ensemble, double-timing and improvising forcefully. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). < v.1882
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