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Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils - William Wordsworth, Daffodils
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all at once — {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; together. * /The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, she could not understand them./ * /Bill can play the piano, sing, and lead his orchestra all at once./ 2. or[all of … Dictionary of American idioms
all at once — {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; together. * /The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, she could not understand them./ * /Bill can play the piano, sing, and lead his orchestra all at once./ 2. or[all of … Dictionary of American idioms
all at once — ► all at once 1) suddenly. 2) all at the same time. Main Entry: ↑once … English terms dictionary
all at once — adverb 1. all at the same time (Freq. 1) Let s say Yes! all at once • Syn: ↑all together 2. without warning (Freq. 1) all at once, he started shouting • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
All at Once — Infobox Single Name = All at Once Artist = The Fray from Album = How to Save a Life Released = June 2007 Recorded = Bloomington, Indiana Genre = Piano rock Length = 3:48 Label = Epic Records Writer = Isaac Slade, Joe King, Aaron Johnson Producer … Wikipedia
all\ at\ once — adv. phr. 1. At the same time; together. The teacher told the children to talk one at a time; if they all talked at one time, she could not understand them. Bill can play the piano, sing, and lead his orchestra all at once. 2. or all of a sudden… … Словарь американских идиом
all at once — 1) happening suddenly, usually when you are not expecting it All at once a terrific crash of thunder shook the whole house. See: all of a sudden 2) at the same time There were too many things happening all at once – I couldn t take it all in … English dictionary
all at once — suddenly, without warning All at once the fire alarm rang so we had to leave the building. внезапно, вдруг All at once it began to rain … Idioms and examples
all at once — 1. happening or done quickly and without any warning. All at once I felt dizzy and had to lie down. 2. at the same time. I ve had to deal with too many problems all at once … New idioms dictionary
once and for all (or once for all) — now and for the last time; finally. → once … English new terms dictionary
