double-time

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verb

dou·​ble-time ˈdə-bəl-ˌtīm 

double-timed; double-timing; double-times

intransitive verb

: to move at double time

double time

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noun

1

: a marching cadence of 180 30-inch steps per minute

2

: payment of a worker at twice the regular wage rate

Examples of double-time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

At the time, the company said the sticking point in negotiations was steelworkers' request for double-time pay for hours worked beyond a regular shift. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026

This is received with loud groans only partially alleviated by the promise of double-time pay. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024

Noun

Then City surged into something like dominance, during which time Baggaley built a case to demand double time for her Sunday afternoon’s work. — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

The district also agreed to shift to a weekly overtime threshold, allowing full-time employees to get time-and-a-half on their sixth consecutive work day and double time on the seventh day. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1886, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1853, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for double-time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime

Kids Definition

double-time

1 of 2 verb

dou·​ble-time

ˈdəb-əl-ˌtīm

: to move at double time

double time

2 of 2 noun

1

: a marching rate of 180 steps per minute

2

: payment of a worker at twice the regular wage rate