all at once

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.


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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 — 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

  • all at once — adverb Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden. When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils William Wordsworth, Daffodils …   Wiktionary

  • once and for all (or once for all) — now and for the last time; finally. → once …   English new terms dictionary

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