Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thick and fast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: thick- and -fast
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Occurring in large numbers and rapidly.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Bubbles are coming thick and fast these days. There is a boom in booms."

Frequently Paired Words

blizzard torrent

Synonyms

thick on the ground common widespread abundant ubiquitous

Antonyms

thin on the ground few and far between deficient in short supply wanting lacking uncommon rare

Questions

What does thick and fast mean?: Occurring in large numbers and rapidly.

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