thick and fast

idiom

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

Examples of thick and fast in a Sentence

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“Thick and fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thick%20and%20fast. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.

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