Idiom: at once
Meaning
Idiom: at once
- right away, immediately
Example sentences
— Sheila, please come into my office at once!
— At once, the sky turned grey and it started raining cats and dogs.
— I need the kids to come in at once and eat their dinner.
— My wife went into labor and I knew we needed to get to the hospital at once.
— Clean up this mess at once! I cannot believe you have made a mess in your father's office.
— We need to leave at once if we want to get to the meeting on time.
— It was very strange. My boss started to get his coffee at once. I think someone must have told him it was sexist to ask me to do it.
— We just had a meeting with the lawyer and she said we need to get our privacy policy updated on the website at once.
— Our baby sister told us to come hold at once. She refused to tell us what's wrong.
— Yes, if you hired me I would be able to start the job at once.
— I need to lie down in a cool, dark at once. I'm developing a migraine headache.
— Start the patient on oxygen at once.
Synonyms
- all of a sudden
- just like that
- right away
- out of the blue
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