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PRONUNCIATION OF DOUBLE-TIME

double-time  [ˌdʌb əlˈtaɪm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOUBLE-TIME

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Double-Time is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb double-time in English.

WHAT DOES DOUBLE-TIME MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Double-time

In music and dance, double-time is a type of meter and tempo or rhythmic feel. It is also associated with specific time signatures such as 2/2. Contrast with half time. In jazz the term means using note values twice as fast as previously but without changing the pace of the chord progressions. It is often used during improvised solos. "Double time doubling a rhythm pattern within its original bar structure.": 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Rhythm pattern characteristic of much popular music including rock, quarter-note or "regular" time play Double-time: notice the snare moves to the "&" beats while the hi-hat begins to subdivide sixteenth notes. Play Note also, for example, that the eighth notes 'sound like' quarter notes in two tiny measures.

Definition of double-time in the English dictionary

The definition of double-time in the dictionary is to move in double time.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DOUBLE-TIME

PRESENT

Present
I double-time
you double-time
he/she/it double-times
we double-time
you double-time
they double-time
Present continuous
I am double-timing
you are double-timing
he/she/it is double-timing
we are double-timing
you are double-timing
they are double-timing
Present perfect
I have double-timed
you have double-timed
he/she/it has double-timed
we have double-timed
you have double-timed
they have double-timed
Present perfect continuous
I have been double-timing
you have been double-timing
he/she/it has been double-timing
we have been double-timing
you have been double-timing
they have been double-timing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I double-timed
you double-timed
he/she/it double-timed
we double-timed
you double-timed
they double-timed
Past continuous
I was double-timing
you were double-timing
he/she/it was double-timing
we were double-timing
you were double-timing
they were double-timing
Past perfect
I had double-timed
you had double-timed
he/she/it had double-timed
we had double-timed
you had double-timed
they had double-timed
Past perfect continuous
I had been double-timing
you had been double-timing
he/she/it had been double-timing
we had been double-timing
you had been double-timing
they had been double-timing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will double-time
you will double-time
he/she/it will double-time
we will double-time
you will double-time
they will double-time
Future continuous
I will be double-timing
you will be double-timing
he/she/it will be double-timing
we will be double-timing
you will be double-timing
they will be double-timing
Future perfect
I will have double-timed
you will have double-timed
he/she/it will have double-timed
we will have double-timed
you will have double-timed
they will have double-timed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been double-timing
you will have been double-timing
he/she/it will have been double-timing
we will have been double-timing
you will have been double-timing
they will have been double-timing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would double-time
you would double-time
he/she/it would double-time
we would double-time
you would double-time
they would double-time
Conditional continuous
I would be double-timing
you would be double-timing
he/she/it would be double-timing
we would be double-timing
you would be double-timing
they would be double-timing
Conditional perfect
I would have double-time
you would have double-time
he/she/it would have double-time
we would have double-time
you would have double-time
they would have double-time
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been double-timing
you would have been double-timing
he/she/it would have been double-timing
we would have been double-timing
you would have been double-timing
they would have been double-timing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you double-time
we let´s double-time
you double-time
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to double-time
Past participle
double-timed
Present Participle
double-timing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOUBLE-TIME


anytime
ˌɛnɪˈtaɪm
bedtime
ˈbɛdˌtaɪm
betime
bɪˈtaɪm
big-time
ˈbɪɡˌtaɪm
daytime
ˈdeɪˌtaɪm
lifetime
ˈlaɪfˌtaɪm
longtime
ˈlɒŋˌtaɪm
maritime
ˈmærɪˌtaɪm
meantime
ˈmiːnˌtaɪm
mistime
ˌmɪsˈtaɪm
overtime
ˈəʊvəˌtaɪm
playtime
ˈpleɪˌtaɪm
retime
ˌriːˈtaɪm
showtime
ˈʃəʊtaɪm
sometime
ˈsʌmˌtaɪm
spare-time
ˈspɛəˌtaɪm
springtime
ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm
summertime
ˈsʌməˌtaɪm
thyme
taɪm
time
taɪm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOUBLE-TIME

double-helical gear
double-hung
double-jointed
double-lock
double-magnum
double-minded
double-mindedness
double-page spread
double-park
double-quick
double-reed
double-sided
double-space
double-stop
double-stopped
double-stopping
double-system sound recording
double-tongue
double-tongued
double-tonguing

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOUBLE-TIME

all-time
at the same time
drive-time
full-time
good-time
half-time
just-in-time
kill-time
me-time
Minkowski space-time
near real-time
night-time
old-time
one-time
part-time
peak-time
prime-time
real-time
small-time
space-time
two-time

Synonyms and antonyms of double-time in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «double-time» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOUBLE-TIME

Find out the translation of double-time to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of double-time from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «double-time» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

双倍时间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el doble de tiempo
570 millions of speakers

English

double-time
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डबल समय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الوقت مزدوج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дважды время
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em tempo duplo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাবল সময়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

double- temps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua kali ganda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

double-time
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ダブルタイム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

두 시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaping pindho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đôi thời gian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரட்டை நேர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुहेरी वेळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çift ​​zamanlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

double -time
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Czas dwukrotnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двічі час
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dublu - time
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διπλό χρόνο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbel - tyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dubbel - tid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

double -time
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of double-time

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE-TIME»

The term «double-time» is regularly used and occupies the 79.219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOUBLE-TIME» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «double-time» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «double-time» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about double-time

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOUBLE-TIME»

Discover the use of double-time in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to double-time and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Double Time
When female rock star sensation Reagan Elliot takes Trey Mills, the bisexual guitarist of the Sinners, as a lover, her eyes are opened to a whole new world of intense pleasure after she agrees to let Trey explore his feelings for her ...
Olivia Cunning, 2012
2
Double Time: How I Survived---and Mostly Thrived---Through ...
The author of Eden Lake and popular Baby Squared blogger on Babble.com shares the story of her first three years as a mother of twin daughters, an effort challenged by constant grueling work, sleep deprivation and struggles with clinical ...
Jane Roper, 2012
3
Life in Double Time: Confessions of an American Drummer
Mike was member of a series of local groups before declaring himself ready to go out on the road.
Mike Lankford, 1997
4
Double Time: How I Survived---and Mostly Thrived---Through ...
How I Survived---and Mostly Thrived---Through the First Three Years of Mothering Twins Jane Roper. what part of their body I was feeling, but I could generally sense that the baby up top, Baby B, did a whole lot ofkicking and punching, while ...
Jane Roper, 2012
5
Eden Altered- An Odyssey In Double Time: A Novel In Two Parts
A Novel In Two Parts Edgar Erdman. and tears came to wash the sting away. “ Fatherless goddamned son of a blue-eyed bitch!” he swore. He made one final attempt to jerk the reel free, preparing to abandon it on the spot if he failed. The reel ...
Edgar Erdman, 2014
6
Listening in Double Time: Temporal Disunity and Structural ...
Marc Howard Medwin. CHAPTER 2 SOLOISTIC ATOMISM Introduction This chapter will chart increasingly prevalent atomism in John Coltrane's solos from the early 1950s through 1967. No matter how anecdotal Coltrane's interest in temporal ...
Marc Howard Medwin, 2008
7
The Union Labor Directory: Chicago and Vicinity. Architects, ...
Double time Double time Double time Double time Double time after 10 P. M. Time and one-half Double time Time and one-half Double time Double time Double time Double time Time and one-half Time and one-half Time and one- half Time ...
8
Grievance Arbitration: Issues on the Merits in Discipline, ...
double time," the time-and-a-half normally due those working more than eight hours would be subsumed by the double time for Saturday pay. If the holiday worked provision had read," Employees working on a holiday will be paid double time ...
Arnold Zack, 1989
9
Official Directory and Guide ...: Containing the Building ...
Time and one-half Double time Time and one-half Time and one-half Double time Time and one-half Double time Double time Double time Double time Double time Double time Double time Double time Time and one-half Double time ...
Builders Association of Chicago, 1919
10
Directory of Architects, Builders, Contractors, Labor ...
__ 60 4.80 8 Double Time and Half Eight Months Brick Layers and Stone Masons ______ _- 625' 5-00 8 Double Time and Half Eight Months Carpenters ................... ............... -. 56% 4-50 8 Double Double All Year Cement Finishers .
A. L. MacDonald, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOUBLE-TIME»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term double-time is used in the context of the following news items.
1
An 'ESPN' Magazine Body Issue Timeline, Because It's Been A …
... Amar'e Stoudemire posed for one of the 2010 issue's covers, in a shot that led a number of sports blogs to work double-time to come up with some “ball” jokes. «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
Chelsea edge closer to Asmir Begovic
After hearing how we're working double-time on this deal to prevent Manchester United from butting in, it's all gone very quiet. Which is a bit ... «We Ain't Got No History, Jul 15»
3
Rays at Royals: Rays drop night cap of doubleheader to KC
Tuesday was a busy day for the Rays, having to work double-time against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The loss earlier in the ... «DRaysBay, Jul 15»
4
Bill Shorten concedes cleaners worse off on his watch
It was “fanciful in the real world” that cleaners were to be receiving double-time-and-a-half penalty rates and it was preferable to sign an EBA ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
5
KRNE - Chariots [FREE DOWNLOAD]
This is where KRNE's genius really shines, as he adds a double-time synth line on top to really move the song ahead. However, the simple kick ... «Your EDM, Jul 15»
6
CJ Fly - Verboten [New Song]
"Verboten" proves once again that CJ is Pro Era's secret weapon, as he winds elegant double-time around a perfectly springy beat from Sonny ... «HotNewHipHop, Jul 15»
7
Penny Dreadful Season 3: Where Does the Series Go From Here?
... to war with the tortured Vanessa Ives (Caliban's latest crush), the Creature would likely make double-time in the Cliffs of Dover's direction. «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
8
Women's World Cup final caps a weeklong U.S. celebration in Canada
The teams were out of the tunnel, the goosebump-inducing anthems sped past in double-time and the teams were off. The game was over ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
9
Intrigue Abounds As Utah Jazz Begin Summer League
5 overall pick has been working double-time at the Zions Bank Basketball Center to fine-tune his game and help facilitate a year-two jump. «Purple & Blues, Jul 15»
10
Grow Your SUP Community With Paddling Meetup Groups
That advice alone had me paddling double-time with half the effort I was exerting before. At the end of the session we returned to Baby Beach, ... «SUP Magazine, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Double-Time [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/double-time-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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