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coming thick and fast

coming thick and fast is the present participle and gerund of come thick and fast.

Meaning of come thick and fast

Verb

come thick and fast (third-person singular simple present comes thick and fast, present participle coming thick and fast, simple past came thick and fast, past participle come thick and fast)

  1. (idiomatic) To arrive rapidly in large groups.
    • England had never before come back to win from a margin of more than 12 points, and the errors continued to come thick and fast as Tom Croft became the latest to cough up the ball.2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

Questions about coming thick and fast

What is coming thick and fast the present participle and gerund of?
Coming thick and fast is the present participle and gerund of come thick and fast.

Words near coming thick and fast in the dictionary

  1. coming running
  2. coming short
  3. coming the acid
  4. coming the old acid
  5. coming the old soldier
  6. coming thick and fast
  7. coming through
  8. coming to
  9. coming to a boil
  10. coming to a close
  11. coming to a head

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