quick time

noun

: a rate of marching in which 120 steps each 30 inches in length are taken in one minute

Examples of quick time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their contracts didn’t include long-term guarantees, so the financial risk of committing a large sum, only to lose their event in quick time, was too great. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026

It’s been two years now since ‘Baby Reindeer’ (which was autobiographical), so this is a pretty, crazy, quick time to turn around the show. — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026

But after a quick time out, Reeves returned to the game. — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

The gameplay was extremely fast-paced, with a relatively quick time to kill and very smooth frame rate — while also looking fantastic on my RTX 5090 desktop. — Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1802, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for quick time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime