quick time
noun
: a rate of marching in which 120 steps each 30 inches in length are taken in one minute
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But after a quick time out, Reeves returned to the game.
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
There are many examples, in the league as a whole and at that club specifically, of forwards with broadly similar skill sets developing their reputations in very quick time.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Today’s tour is for little details: Careful looks in quick time.
—Makshya Tolbert, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
There are many examples, in the league as a whole and at that club specifically, of forwards with broadly similar skill sets developing their reputations in very quick time.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Today’s tour is for little details: Careful looks in quick time.
—Makshya Tolbert, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
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
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“Quick time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quick%20time. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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