chop-chop
16
8.1
- idiom
- /ˈtʃɑpˌtʃɑp/
- Archaic
:
darse prisa
- Chop-chop, Willie, I'm starving.
- Go on, chop-chop
- Come on, chop-chop
- Now, chop-chop
It's not designed to make you stay chop chop in an aggressive, intense, stress producing way.
- It's not designed to make you stay chop chop in an aggressive, intense, stress producing way.
Examples
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Come on, guys, chop-chop.
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Come on now, chop chop.
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Come on, man, chop chop.
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Come on man, chop chop!
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Well, come on now, chop-chop.
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Chop-chop, or we'll miss the buffet.
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Come on, chop chop.
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Now chop chop!
Fiction book (1995) -
Let's go, chop chop.
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Hurry up, we need to leave now, chop-chop!
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
446
1.4
In a very short time
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
84
1.0
Quickly and smoothly
13
3.5
Very quickly without delay
10
7.7
To tell someone to hurry
6
2.4
To act quickly without delay
5
8.2
At a fast pace
1
9.9
People say it to tell someone to hurry
1
8.8
Very fast without waiting
Very quickly and in a hurry
In a very short time
It happens very quickly
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chop-chop comes from a Cantonese phrase chap-chap meaning 'quickly'. Sailors and traders used it as a short, sharp order, and the phrase moved into English. Think of it like saying 'quick, quick', which is why chop-chop means 'hurry up'.