all at once

English

Adverb

all at once (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.
    When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils - William Wordsworth, Daffodils
  2. 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.

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Last modified on 8 February 2013, at 13:28