thick and fast

idiom

: quickly and in large numbers
Suggestions were coming in thick and fast.

Examples of thick and fast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web From then on, the games come thick and fast with the full schedule available below. Jacob Lev, CNN, 17 Mar. 2024 Criticism came thick and fast, and the new term ‘greenwash’ had lift off. Solitaire Townsend, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 The tide has officially turned in Big Tech following the lockdown hiring spree: job cuts are coming thick and fast, with Google the latest in a long line of companies announcing redundancies in order to meet its goals. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Jan. 2024 Or head onto the beach and into the sea – the water is usually shallow, but the waves can come thick and fast. Sarah James, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2023 Already, the milestones have been coming thick and fast. Alice Gledhill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023 Thus, while the photometric results came thick and fast last summer, the spectroscopic results have only just begun trickling out. Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2023 Apple iOS and iPadOS 16.4 Apple iOS updates continue to come thick and fast, with the iPhone maker releasing iOS and iPadOS 16.4 in March. WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023 Moreover, with the games coming thick and fast, there’s not enough time for these players to adequately rest up and recover from their injuries. Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023

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“Thick and fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thick%20and%20fast. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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