double time in English
noun
1
a rate of pay equal to double the standard rate, sometimes paid for working on holidays or outside normal working hours.
In addition, eligible employees who do work on the holiday are paid time-and-a-half for the first 11 hours and double time after 11 hours.
2
a regulation running pace.
The patrol, at any given time, would pick up a double time for a short duration and, at times, change the logical direction of its movement to prevent being targeted or trailed.
3
a rhythm that is twice as fast as an earlier one.
In the middle of the track, however, the drum beat goes into double time and races the track to a very satisfying conclusion.
Use "double time" in a sentence
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1. Double - time the troops to the mess hall.
2. And work double-time on those siege towers and trebuchets.
3. - Originator INSERT the actual number of hours to be paid at double time to two decimal places.
4. Bourrée - Musical Definition Bourrée - Stately French dance in double time Musical examples where the term 'Bourrée' is used: Famous examples include the Bouree from Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 and Bach's Bourree in E Minor from Lute Suite BMV 966.