double-time

See also: double time

English

Alternative forms

• doubletime

Verb

double-time (third-person singular simple present double-times, present participle double-timing, simple past and past participle double-timed)

1. (intransitive, military) To march at double time.
2. (transitive, military) To order troops to march at double time.
   • 1954, Russell A. Gugeler, “Combat Actions in Korea”, in CMH Publication 30-2‎:

     […] after ten or fifteen minutes of preparation, he stopped the artillery and instructed Corporal Lamb to double-time his platoon to the intermediate knoll under cover of fire from the machine guns.