on the double
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on the double
- (idiomatic) Rapidly or immediately.
- Fortunately, help arrived on the double, and the victim's injuries were soon treated.
- 1963, “My Boyfriend's Back”, in My Boyfriend's Back, performed by The Angels:
- My boyfriend's back and you're gonna be in trouble. / You see him comin'; better cut out on the double.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, OCLC 246633669, PC, scene: Therum:
- Liara: We have to hurry. The whole place is caving in!
Shepard: Joker! Get the Normandy airbone and lock in on my signal. On the double, mister!
Related terms
- at the double
- double time
Translations
rapidly or immediately
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