all at once

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awl at wuhns]
- /ɔl æt wʌns/
- /ɔːl ət wʌns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awl at wuhns]
- /ɔl æt wʌns/

Definitions of all at once words

phrase all at once If something happens all at once, it happens suddenly, often when you are not expecting it to happen. 3
noun all at once suddenly or without warning 3
noun all at once simultaneously 3
noun all at once all at the same time 3
adverb all at once at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. 1
adverb all at once a single time: We ate there just once. We go to a movie once a week. 1

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Origin of all at once

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

before 1150; Middle English ones, Old English ānes, orig. genitive of ān one; replacing Middle English enes, Old English ǣnes once, equivalent to ǣne once (orig. instrumental of ān) + -es adv. suffix; see -s1

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Parts of speech for All at once

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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all at once popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for all at once

adv all at once

altogether — You use altogether to emphasize that something has stopped, been done, or finished completely.
as a whole — If you refer to something as a whole, you are referring to it generally and as a single unit.
as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
at once — If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
in concert — a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.

All 61 Synonyms of all at once

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adv all at once

distinctly — in a distinct manner; clearly: Speak more distinctly.
dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
over-expect — to look forward to; regard as likely to happen; anticipate the occurrence or the coming of: I expect to read it. I expect him later. She expects that they will come.
slowly — in a slow manner; at a slow speed: Sauté the peppers slowly. I drove slowly back home.
earlier — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.

All 5 Antonyms of all at once

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adv all at once

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adv all at once

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