all at once

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)Unexpectedly; withoutwarning;all of a sudden.1815,William Wordsworth,The Daffodils:Whenall at onceI saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils1913,Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter IV, inMr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London:D[aniel] Appleton and Company,→OCLC:I was on my way to the door, butall at once, through the fog in my head, I began to sight one reef that I hadn't paid any attention to afore.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: All at the same time;all together.There are too many to get in the liftall at once, so some must wait.

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