all of a sudden
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔl əv ə ˈsʌdən/
Adverb
all of a sudden (not comparable)
- (set phrase, colloquial) Suddenly, quickly.
- All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired.
- Synonyms: all at once, at one stroke, in one fell swoop, just like that, out of the blue
Alternative forms
- all of the sudden
- all on a sudden (Scotland)
- of a sudden
- on a sudden (obsolete)
- upon a sudden (obsolete)
Translations
colloquial: suddenly — See also translations at suddenly
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