Very fast, immediately, very quickly
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- The expression originated as an army command by the officers. The situations when the officer required the soldier to march twice as fast as his normal, he shouted “on the double.” In the present age, anyone can use the phrase to express the need of fast action.
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Submitted on February 25, 2019
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on the double | Rapidly or immediately. |
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