Antonyms for on double
| Grammar : Adj, adv, noun |
| Spell : duhb-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʌb əl |
- boring
- careful
- cautious
- clumsy
- delayed
- dull
- eventually
- expected
- flexible
- future
- good
- idle
- ignorant
- impermanent
- inactive
- insecure
- kind
- languishing
- late
- later
- lazy
- leisurely
- lingering
- loitering
- loose
- moral
- movable
- negligently
- never
- past
- plodding
- slack
- slow
- slowly
- sluggish
- stupid
- tardy
- thoughtful
- unattached
- uneducated
- unfixed
- unhurried
- upright
- wise
Definition of on double
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French doble (10c.) "double, two-fold; two-faced, deceitful," from Latin duplus "twofold, twich as much" from duo "two" (see two) + -plus "more" (see plus). Double standard attested by 1951. Military double time (1833) originally was 130 steps per minute.
- As in quick : adj fast, speedy
- As in rapid : adj very quick
- As in swift : adj very fast
- As in fast : adj speedy
- As in fleet : adj quick in movement
- As in hasty : adj speedy; without much thought
- As in now : adv presently
- As in on the double : adv very quickly
- As in promptly : adv immediately
- As in immediately : adv at once, right away
- As in double time : noun quick marching pace
Synonyms for on double
- a move on
- abrupt
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- alacritous
- alert
- animated
- anon
- any more
- ASAP
- at once
- at short notice
- at the moment
- at this moment
- at this time
- away
- barreling
- barrelling
- blue streak
- brash
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- careless
- chop chop
- chop-chop
- cracking
- cursory
- curt
- dashing
- directly
- double march
- double time
- double-quick
- double-time
- eager
- electric
- energetic
- expeditious
- expeditiously
- expeditive
- express
- fast
- fiery
- first off
- flashing
- flat-out
- fleet
- fleet of foot
- fleet-footed
- fleeting
- fleetly
- flying
- foolhardy
- forced march
- forthwith
- full tilt
- going
- hairtrigger
- harefooted
- haste
- hastily
- hasty
- headlong
- heedless
- here and now
- hereupon
- hot
- hurried
- hurriedly
- hypersonic
- ill-advised
- immediate
- immediately
- impatient
- impetuous
- impulsive
- in a flash
- in a jiffy
- in a minute
- in a moment
- in a New York minute
- in double time
- in haste
- in high gear
- in nothing flat
- incautious
- inconsiderate
- instantaneous
- instantaneously
- instanter
- instantly
- just now
- keen
- lickety split
- lickety-split
- light-footed
- like a bat out of hell
- like a house on fire
- like a shot
- like all get out
- like crazy
- like greased lightning
- like mad
- like now
- like wildfire
- lively
- madcap
- mercurial
- meteoric
- momentarily
- move it
- nimble
- nimble-footed
- now
- now or never
- nowadays
- on the dot
- on the double
- on the spot
- on time
- passing
- PDQ
- perfunctory
- posthaste
- precipitate
- presto
- prompt
- promptly
- pronto
- punctually
- quick
- quick as a wink
- quickened
- quickie
- quickly
- racing
- rapid
- rapidly
- rash
- ready
- really rolling
- reckless
- right away
- right now
- rushed
- screamin'
- screaming
- shaking a leg
- sharp
- short
- short-lived
- shortly
- slambang
- slapdash
- slow jog
- snap
- snappily
- snappy
- soon
- soon afterward
- spanking
- speedball
- speedily
- speedy
- spirited
- sprightly
- spry
- straight away
- straight off
- straightaway
- sudden
- summarily
- superficial
- supersonic
- swift
- swiftly
- the lead out
- thereupon
- these days
- this day
- this instant
- this minute
- thoughtless
- today
- tout de suite
- unexpected
- unhesitatingly
- urgent
- urgently
- velocious
- winged
- without delay
- without hesitation
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