1
: a marching cadence of 180 30-inch steps per minute
2
: payment of a worker at twice the regular wage rate
Examples of double-time in a Sentence
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Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Even the dramatic double-time closer has grown on me, like a lover’s foibles.
14.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Casting assistants’ first union agreement established a minimum wage rate of $21 an hour retroactive to Sept. 29, with double time after 12 hours worked and triple time after 15 hours worked in a single work day.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Funny enough, this wasn't even O'Quinn's first time doing double-time on a show.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024
Even the dramatic double-time closer has grown on me, like a lover’s foibles.
14.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
Noun
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday night, residents and councilmembers expressed concerns about having Antioch police officers worked beyond mandatory overtime shifts or paying them for double time shifts, especially in areas of the city experiencing spikes in violent crime.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
Casting assistants’ first union agreement established a minimum wage rate of $21 an hour retroactive to Sept. 29, with double time after 12 hours worked and triple time after 15 hours worked in a single work day.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Double-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-time. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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