on the double
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on the double
Rapidly; faster than one normally goes. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Can you please drive on the double? Yes, we'll be there on the double!
on the double
very fast; twice as fast as normal. (Originally military. Alludes to "double time" in marching.) Get over here right now—on the double! She wants to see you in her office on the double.
on the double
Very quickly, as in You'd better get here on the double. This expression, also put as at the double, came from the military, where it means "double time"-that is, marching twice as fast as normally. [Early 1800s]
on the double
mod. very fast; twice as fast. (Originally military. Refers to double time in marching.) Get over here right now—on the double! She wants to see you in her office on the double.