all at once
English
Adverb
all at once (not comparable)
- (idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
- When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils - William Wordsworth, Daffodils
- Used other than as an idiom: All at the same time; all together.
- There are too many to get in the lift all at once, so some must wait.
Translations
unexpectedly