doubletime
noun, verb
doubletime is spelled D-O-U-B-L-E-T-I-M-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, doubletime means “A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in doubletime?
| Letters | 10: D-O-U-B-L-E-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is doubletime?
Doubletime appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of doubletime
- doubletimes present, singular, he/she/it
- doubletiming participle, present
- doubletimed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does doubletime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gene in Drosophila melanogaster that produces the DBT protein kinase, used to control circadian rhythm.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of double-time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does doubletime come from?
From double + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).