all at once

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all at once

  • /ˌɔːl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/ UK
  • /ˌɔl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/ US
  • /ˌɑl ət ˈwʌn(t)s/ US

adverb

  1. idiomatic, not comparable Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden. When all at once I saw a crowd, / A host, of golden daffodils
  2. not comparable 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.

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adv unexpectedly

日本語一斉 issei
Portuguêsdo nada, de repente
Françaissoudain, tout d'un coup, d'un coup d'un seul
Deutschauf einmal
Italianotutto in una volta, d'un tratto, tutto d'un tratto
Ελληνικάμεμιάς memiás
Românăbrusc, deodată, dintr-o dată
Русскийвдруг vdrug, внеза́пно vnezápno, неожи́данно neožídanno
Tiếng Việttrong nháy mắt, trong tích tắc

adv All at the same time, all together

Françaisd'un seul coup
Italianoin un sol colpo, nello stesso momento, in una sola volta

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@misc{all_at_once_2026,
  title = {all at once},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/all%20at%20once},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}