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thick and fast
Rapidly crowding, coming so fast they run together, as in The questions came at him thick and fast. This term originated in the second half of the 1500s as thick and threefold and was replaced by the current version about 1700. For a synonym, see fast and furious.
Example Sentences
Manager Sian Haddon said: "Week on week the referrals are coming in thick and fast and we're at the point where the demand on our service unfortunately is more than we can meet."
Import taxes have come so thick and fast since he took office that it can be hard to keep track.
Questions come, thick and fast.
The Christmas period, when games come thick and fast, will be critical but on the evidence of the first four months of the season, they have the strength in depth in their squad to cope.
The games come thick and fast for Amorim - United’s longest gap between fixtures to the end of the year is four days.
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