doubletime
Overtime pay rate
Doubletime means twice the normal speed or rate.
In military contexts, it's a marching cadence of 180 steps per minute—double the standard pace: The sergeant ordered them to doubletime across the field.
In music, doubletime doubles the tempo or rhythmic density.
As a verb, to doubletime is to move at this accelerated pace.
Doubletime pay is twice the regular hourly wage, typically for overtime or holiday work.
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- metronomeAdjustable beat-marking device
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- measureUnit of quantity
- allegroBrisk tempo marking
presto · vivace · syncopation · groove · drumming · percussion · backbeat · downbeat
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- formationCreation or arrangement
- drillHole-boring device
- quickstepFast-paced ballroom dance
- infantryGround combat troops
platoon · parade · military · footsteps · battalion · regiment · troops · command
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
allegro · presto · vivace · syncopation · groove · drumming · percussion · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
infantry · platoon · parade · military · footsteps · battalion · regiment · troops · command · sergeant
rush
Quick sudden movement
pressure · crisis · scramble · sprint · dash · race · swift · expedite · crunch · hustle
wages
Payment for work
labor · compensation · payroll · work · clock · punch-in · hourly · earnings · employment
doubletimehalftime
Midpoint break in games
slow tempo · adagio · largo · decelerated · lento
doubletimeunpaid
Not yet compensated
base rate · base pay · minimum wage · time and a half · half pay
doubletimeslow march
Stately ceremonial walking pace
quick time · half step · halt · at ease · mark time
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