How to Use double time in a Sentence

double time

noun

• The two doctors who had flown in from out of state worked double time.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2020
• Make your room work double time to bring in more light by choosing the right paint finish.
  — Marlen Komar, Curbed, 26 June 2018
• So many entrepreneurs try to work in double time to grow their companies.
  — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021
• On-call workers, meanwhile, are to be paid double time on their seventh work day in a week.
  — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
• When clubs first reopened last year, servers had to work double time to satisfy drink orders.
  — Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 22 Apr. 2021
• Workers who put in a 12-hour day would receive double time for each extra hour worked.
  — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2024
• In the same vein, employers would be required to pay double time when rest or meal periods are skipped.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
• This lip balm works double time to both hydrate and add light glam to any look—especially that just-got-off-the-plane look.
  — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Jan. 2024
• The bridge rockets into double time, and after the final verse the band stages a neat slow-motion collapse.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• Rudd spent the entire season working, well, double time to pull off these roles, but that last episode proved to be extra-challenging.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2019
• Correctional officers make time and a half after one shift, and double time after two.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2021
• Workers will also receive triple time for any hours worked beyond 15 hours — up from double time in the current contract.
  — Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 18 July 2024
• To put the end to these threats the new management made the chop-chop square work double time to demonstrate what will happen to zealots who want the country to stay behind.
  — Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The bread worked double time, as an edible shovel for pull-aparty pieces of tender beef cheek and a bready mop to sop up all of that aromatic, rich curry.
  — Emily Schultz, Bon Appétit, 5 Dec. 2019
• In July, Southwest offered its flight attendants double time to pick up extra shifts.
  — Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2021
• Companies run with limited staff and often pay technicians double time, which drives up the bills homeowners pay.
  — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 4 July 2026
• The overtime category includes both double time pay and standard overtime.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
• Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.
  — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
• That there's going to be pay delays and cuts for people in the emergency room and intensive care unit who are working double time is just a little stunning.
  — Scientific American, 22 May 2020
• Understaffing across departments has meant working double time, not just providing care for patients but also doing the tasks of support staff.
  — Marissa Evans, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
• For them, walking into the living room and hearing The West Wing playing in double time never gets old (or normal).
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 23 Apr. 2018
• Over what were already speedy tempos, a marimba that sprinted and arpeggiated in double time became a frenetic invitation to party.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2018
• Since action Mars will be spending double time in your travel sector this summer, indulge in your curiosity to explore new lands, retreats, or even an abroad course of study.
  — Rebecca Gordon, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2018
• Jill Biden on Friday toured a Houston food bank, a place working double time to meet the demands of a pandemic and a weather disaster.
  — Michael George, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2021
• Essentially, each key ingredient is working double time to ensure Baebody keeps its promises.
  — Tanisha Pina, Allure, 14 Mar. 2018
• Those employees would include nonexempt hourly workers who were allegedly denied minimum wage, overtime, double time and other benefits.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Everest, which upset Stevens Point and Wausau West in double time in the sectional, finished 19-7-2.
  — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2018
• Immigration attorneys in Dallas were working double time last week to file cases that could be postmarked by Friday or Saturday.
  — Obed Manuel, Dallas News, 24 Feb. 2020
• The solution — other than watching summaries and highlights at the end of the day — is to click into YouTube's playback control options and enjoy the proceedings in double time.
  — Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
• Overtime or double time paid solely under California law does not independently qualify.
  — Fennemore, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026