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Meantolearn Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

on the double

0Can anyone explain why "on the double" means immediately?02br
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0 I suspect it is from the military command "at the double" [BE] which orders soldiers to move at a run. 0-

— Feebs11

  • 0 I suspect it is from the military command "at the double" [BE] which orders soldiers to move at a run.
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0 I suspect it is from the military command "at the double" [BE] which orders soldiers to move at a run. 0-
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11b01font00Indeed. Think of "double time".02font02b00 0-
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01b01font00Indeed. Think of "double time".02font02b02br
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00Hi, Philip.02br
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00Did you mean to move at a double speed?02br
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0If you are walking, that is "normal" time. If you have to take two steps during the amount of time you would normally take one step, you are moving much more quickly - at "double time." That is not at all the same meaning as getting double time in terms of pay.0-
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0Hi, GG.02br
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00Thanks for clarifying the confusions.0-
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