How to Pronounce "come thick and fast"
expression
KUM THIK and/uhnd FAST
kum THIK and FAHST
Definition
If things come thick and fast, they arrive or happen very quickly and in large numbers, one right after another.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈkəm/ /ˈθɪk/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈfæst
British English
kˈʌm/ /θˈɪk/ /ˈænd/ /fˈɑːst
Simplified Pronunciation
US
KUM THIK and/uhnd FAST
UK
kum THIK and FAHST
Listen in Context
After the announcement, questions came thick and fast.
Complaints came thick and fast during the meeting.
Fans’ messages came thick and fast after the match.
Once we opened the phone lines, calls came thick and fast.