🌀 Thick and Fast: The Ever-Hasty Hustle 🏃
Do you know that moment when things start happening so quickly, there’s barely time to react? That’s life moving “thick and fast,” or as it could have been quaintly phrased in the sixteenth century, “thicke and threefold.” The modern term kicked off around 1700, racing past its less enthusiastic predecessor to become the go-to description for anything epitomizing rapid succession.
Related and Similar Terms
- Fast and furious: A high-velocity phrase describing intense, uncontrolled speed.
- Coming in waves: Reflects repetitive cycles of activity.
- All at once: When everything happens simultaneously.
- In one fell swoop: Describes a single, sudden action.
Definitions
Thick and Fast: Describing rapid succession, with events or things following one another swiftly and densely.
Synonyms
- Rapidly
- Quickly
- Frequently
- Hastily
Antonyms
- Slowly
- Gradually
- Rarely
Proverbs and Common Phrases
- Strike while the iron is hot: Act decisively while the opportunity is available.
- Rome wasn’t built in a day: Great accomplishments require time and patience.
- A watched pot never boils: Time seems to slow down when you’re waiting impatiently.
Humor-Filled Quotes
“Life happens thick and fast, like a wifi connection during online shopping: exhilarating yet slightly Out-of-stock-agonizing.”
Literary References
- Lewis Carroll, “Through the Looking Glass”: Classic event portraying a hasty influx. “And thick and fast they came at last, / And more, and more, and more.”
- Shakespeare, “Hamlet”: When events follow each other quickly, often to tragic ends.
Suggested Readings and Media
- Books: “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury – Exploring life’s hurried pace in a fireman’s dystopian world.
- Movies: “Mad Max: Fury Road” – Pure, high-octane narrative currency in chaotic succession.
Quiz 🧠
Remember, dearest reader, life may come at you thick and fast, but cherish the moments in between the hustle. Until next time, keep your metaphors mixing and your clichés clicking.
Yours
thicke and threefold,
Evelyn Wordsmith
