Antonyms for chop-chop

Grammar : Adj, adv

Spell : chop-chop

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtʃɒpˈtʃɒp

Definition of chop-chop

Origin : "quickly," Pidgin English, from Chinese k'wa-k'wa (see chopstick).
CHOP. A Chinese word signifying quality; first introduced by mariners in the Chinese trade, but which has now become common in all our seaports. [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848]

As in fast : adj speedy
As in hasty : adj speedy; without much thought
As in on the double : adv very quickly
As in quickly : adv fast
As in fast : adv speedily

Example sentences :

Talent does not understand such a process; it is mechanical, unvarying, chop-chop, day in and day out.
Extract from : « Murder in Any Degree » by Owen Johnson

Chop-chop means "very fast;" maskee, "don't mind;" Topside Galah, "Excelsior, hurrah!"
Extract from : « Across America » by James F. Rusling

Chop-chop—as the good yellow man might be tempted to say if he came upon this specimen of white wisdom.
Extract from : « The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 » by Various

When a cooly is sent on an errand requiring haste, he is told to go 'chop-chop.'
Extract from : « The 'Fan Kwae' at Canton Before Treaty Days 1825-1844 » by William C. Hunter

Synonyms for chop-chop

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