all at once
adv/ˌɔːl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/UK/ˌɔl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/US
Definitions
Unexpectedly
Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
- When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils
- I was on my way to the door, but all 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
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: All at the same time; all together.
- There are too many to get in the lift all at once, so some must wait.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for all at once. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA