double time
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌdouble ˈtime noun [uncountable] BEWdouble pay given to someone when they work at a time when people do not normally work 〔付给加班者的〕双倍工资
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double time• Now, would you pay it out of your pocket at double time?• A computer virus A watch with a second hand doing double time.• You will carry your luggage back here, double time!• His overtime rate is double time for Saturday and all weekday time over 8 hours and treble time for Sunday working.• There was no union to be consulted, no time and a half or double time to be considered.• Staff are entitled to 24 working days holiday per year in addition to double time for each statutory holiday worked.• Then it was double time to the mess hall, and chin-ups and push-ups outside.ˈdouble-time adjective, adverb especially American English FAST/QUICKvery quick or as quickly as possible 飞快的[地]；尽快 Get upstairs and clean your room – double-time! 上楼打扫你的房间——越快越好！Examples from the Corpus
double-time• She works at what seems a double-time pace.ˌdouble ˈtime nounˈdouble-time adjectiveChineseSyllable
they at when work given to double Corpus someone pay
double time
ˌdouble ˈtime
noun [uncountable]
double pay given to someone when they work at a time when people do not normally work
ˌdouble ˈtime
noun [uncountable]double pay given to someone when they work at a time when people do not normally work