at once

at once
at once
immediately; right now. •

We must leave at once!

You must come here at once; it is an emergency.

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{adv. phr.} 1. Without delay; right now or right then; immediately. * /Put a burning match next to a piece of paper and it will begin burning at once./ * /Mother called the children to lunch, and Paul came at once, but Brenda stayed in the sand pile a little longer./ Syn.: RIGHT AWAY or RIGHT OFF. Compare: ALL AT ONCE(2).

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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