The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quadruple time
Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, a. [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double.] Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance.
Quadruple time (Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts.
WordNet
quadruple time
n. a time signature indicating four beats to the bar [syn: common time, four-four time, common measure]
Usage examples of "quadruple time".
For them to climb a mountain you'd have to pay them double time and quadruple time today, Saturday.
Her pulse kicked into quadruple time, and her mouth went dry, and .