thick and fast

idiom

: quickly and in large numbers
Suggestions were coming in thick and fast.

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The rest of Wilson’s summer was taken up by engagements and invites, still rolling in thick and fast today. George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 The accolades and invites have come thick and fast this time. Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024 With the 2025 Oscar nominations coming in thick and fast Thursday afternoon, presented by actors Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott from the Film Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater, Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical triumphed once again. Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 But under the right conditions, the hot air can rise thick and fast, forming towering thunderstorm clouds. Siddhant Pusdekar, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024 As the Southern California wildfires continue to rage and the losses begin to be tallied, human accounts of the disaster are coming in thick and fast, with Paris Hilton one of the many affected to share their own accounts. Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Snow has been falling thick and fast in Park City, with more than 2 feet (61 centimeters) in the past week. Mead Gruver, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025 The headlines are still coming thick and fast, pushing advice on a user base now equal parts concerned and confused. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 Your questions came thick and fast, although many had a common theme. Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 5 July 2024

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“Thick and fast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thick%20and%20fast. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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