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at once

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

    "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

  2. at a time, at once, at one timeadverb

    simultaneously

    "he took three cookies at a time"

Wiktionary

  1. at onceadverb

    In one group; together.

  2. at onceadverb

    At the same time; simultaneously.

  3. at onceadverb

    Immediately; now; right away.

  4. Etymology: From at + once.

Wikipedia

  1. at once

    No No No is the fourth studio album by indie folk band Beirut. It was released on September 11, 2015 on 4AD.

ChatGPT

  1. at once

    "At once" is a phrase typically used to instruct or suggest an immediate or prompt action. It means instantly, without delay, or immediately. It can also mean simultaneously, if used in a context referring to multiple activities happening at the same time.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'at once' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2749

Anagrams for at once »

  1. acteon

  2. octane

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of at once in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of at once in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of at once in a Sentence

  1. Joe Biden:

    I agree that everybody once they -- anyway, my time is up. I'm sorry.

  2. King Arthur:

    Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    We need to strengthen family and communities, because that is where it all starts, we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment. And we need to protect our country from the threats that we see and the ones that are on the horizon.

  4. Otis Chandler:

    Once we start to worry too often and too deeply about what certain individuals and what certain groups think about us, then we might start selling our souls for the sake of expediency.

  5. Horace:

    Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.

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  • حالاًArabic
  • a la vegadaCatalan, Valencian
  • najednouCzech
  • auf einmal, gleichzeitig, sofortGerman
  • με μιας, αμέσως, ταυτόχροναGreek
  • ahora mismo, enseguida, a la vezSpanish
  • pikimmiten, hetimmiten, välittömästi, oitis, viipymättä, hetiFinnish
  • immédiatement, en même temps, à la fois, tout de suiteFrench
  • sa bhad, gu grad, anns a' bhadScottish Gaelic
  • azonnal, tüstént, egyszerre, rögtön, mentenHungarian
  • quikIdo
  • subito, immediatamenteItalian
  • すぐJapanese
  • tegelijk, meteen, direct, dadelijk, tegelijkertijd, ineensDutch
  • samtidig, på en gang, med én gang, straksNorwegian
  • zaraz, od razuPolish
  • na hora, ao mesmo tempoPortuguese
  • сейчас же, вместе, одновременно, немедленно, сразу, тут жеRussian
  • одједном, истовремено, одмахSerbo-Croatian
  • menjëherë, përnjëherëshAlbanian
  • genast, samtidigt, på samma gång, på direkten, direkt, omedelbart, med en gångSwedish
  • ఒకే సారిTelugu
  • çabucak, tezden, hemen, derhâlTurkish

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