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thick and fast

thick and fast

in large numbers or amounts and at a rapid rate. The enemy soldiers came thick and fast. New problems seem to come thick and fast.
See also: and, fast, thick

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.
See also: and, fast, thick

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RichardRICH-ərd (English), ree-SHAHR (French), RIKH-ahrt (German)English, French, German, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Iou-Biblical Greek
Osberht-Anglo-Saxon
OrpahAWR-pə (English)Biblical
MarnixMAHR-niksDutch
Conlaoch-Irish Mythology
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