Meaning of thick and fast | Babel Free

Definitions

Occurring in large numbers and rapidly.

not-comparable

Examples

“Near-synonyms: thick on the ground, common, widespread, abundant; ubiquitous”

“He sobbed[…]but he forgave them. Then the sobs came thick and fast.”

“[…] in view of the many events which were crowding thick and fast in Paris just then[…]”

“There were three or four inches of fresh snow on the ground, and the flakes were falling thick and fast.”

“It links the time when single-wheelers were still being used on crack expresses to our modern streamline age, when up to the outbreak of war developments both at home and overseas were following thick and fast upon each other.”

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