double time

double time
a) A fast marching pace of 180 steps per minute, 36 inches in length for the Marine Corps and Navy, 30 inches in length for the Army. It is not really double the speed of quick time as quick time is 112-120 steps per minute
b) A musical rhythm twice as fast as the overall beat, with this pattern of note lengths: 3/16 3/16 1/4 3/16 3/16
See Also: at the double

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  • Double time — Double Dou ble (d[u^]b l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF. doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr. diplo os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma}, {Duple}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Double Time — may refer to: Double Time (TV drama), a British one off comedy drama starring James Dreyfus Double Time (Béla Fleck album), 1984 Double Time (Leon Redbone album), 1976 Double time, in music, a type of meter and tempo or rhythmic feel Doubletime,… …   Wikipedia

  • double time — ➔ time * * * double time UK US noun [U] HR ► twice the usual rate of pay for a job: »Employers may pay double time for work performed on weekends or holidays …   Financial and business terms

  • Double Time —   [englisch, dʌbl taɪm], Verdoppelung des Tempos aus einem langsamen beziehungsweise mittleren Tempo heraus empfindet man die doppelte Zahl der Grundschläge: anstelle des Viertelbeat den Achtelbeat. Wenn beispielsweise der Solist beim Chorusspiel …   Universal-Lexikon

  • double time — n [U] double pay given to someone when they work at a time when people do not normally work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double-time — adj, adv especially AmE very quick or as quickly as possible ▪ Get upstairs and clean your room double time! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double-time — adj, adv especially AmE very quick or as quickly as possible ▪ Get upstairs and clean your room double time! …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double time — n [U] double pay given to someone when they work at a time when people do not normally work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • double time — noun uncount 1. ) double the amount you normally earn, paid when you work on days or at times when most people do not work 2. ) AMERICAN a fast speed at which people march in the military …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • double time — ► NOUN ▪ a rate of pay equal to double the standard rate …   English terms dictionary

  • double time — n. ☆ 1. a rate of payment twice as high as usual, as for work on Sundays 2. a marching cadence of 180 three foot steps a minute: normal cadence is 120 steps a minute 3. Music a) duple time b) twice as fast as the preceding tempo …   English World dictionary

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