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all at once
Suddenly, unexpectedly, as in All at once the sky darkened . For a synonym, see all of a sudden .
All at the same time, as in We can't get inside all at once, so please wait your turn . [Late 1300s]
Example Sentences
Cornbread in any configuration that managed to hit sweet, salty, rich and warm all at once.
I always say don’t do the five Vs all at once, because people who are intense like myself will want to do everything at once.
“They certainly don’t have enough buses to move them all at once for an evacuation.”
"It was so close. There were 21 people killed all at once from our neighbourhood. Many were just passing by."
“No one was expecting that someday, the president would want to fire 50,000 employees all at once. Some of these plaintiffs will be dead before the Merit Systems Protection Board finally decides their cases.”
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