quick march

1 5.1

A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute

noun

: paso rápido

By the right, quick march.

Examples

"A" Company, by the right, quick march.

The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Detail, quick march.

Von Ryan's Express (1965)
The soldiers began to quick march as soon as the command was given.
During the drill, they practiced a quick march to improve their pace.
When the whistle blew, the troops instantly adopted a quick march on the parade ground.

Synonyms

fast pace

vsquick march

10 2.5

A speed that is quicker than usual for a task or activity

is specifically the military drill speed of about 120 beats per minute

quick time

vsquick march

Specialized

1 5.9

A normal marching speed of 120 steps per minute used in military drill

is a general drill speed described rather than that exact technical label

quickstep

vsquick march

Specialized

7.2

A fast marching tune used when soldiers march

is a drill speed set around 120 beats per minute and therefore slower

Antonyms

slow march

Formal

1 4.9

A slow, formal walk people make during a ceremony or funeral

How Fast

double time

Jargon

2 4.9

quick march

1 5.1

march

69 1.8

slow march

Formal

1 4.9

Surface Forms

quick march singular

quick marches plural

Morphology

quick + march

The meaning is directly derivable from 'quick' modifying 'march' — a faster-than-normal march — so knowing both words allows a learner to infer it denotes a rapid marching pace. Although it's a more technical/military term, the adjective+noun composition is transparent and cross-linguistically predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will comprehend it.

Etymology

Quick march comes from an army order telling soldiers to move forward at a faster, steady step. Because quick means 'fast' and march is walking in step, the command's words became the name for that faster marching pace.