come thick and fast

verb

To arrive rapidly in large groups.

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Meanings

verbcome 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)

present singular third person comes thick and fast · participle present coming thick and fast · past came thick and fast

  1. idiomaticTo 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
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APA

come thick and fast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20thick%20and%20fast

MLA

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Chicago

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