Right now
As we speak. Even as we speak.
This idiom or expression means:
Right now.
This minute.
At this very moment.
On the double.
This idiom or expression means:
Quickly.
Right away.
When someone says “Come here, on the double,” they mean something like “Come here, right now.”
History:
This term comes from the military, where an order supposedly is to be carried out faster the normal pace.
