One of the meanings of the word "spur" is "to impose or force an event or action to occur". Thus, the phrase "on the spur of the moment" would mean "to force an event to occur immediately", as in the following example: "Having spent hours on his computer, little Jackie realized that he was wasting his life just sitting there, accomplishing nothing, so, on the spur of the moment, he turned the machine off, and ran outside to find friends to play with."
A 'spur' is a tool used to encourage a horse to move forward. The word can be used figuratively to refer to any stimulus or incentive. Something done on the spur of the moment, thus, is unplanned, with the moment alone acting as the stimulus to action. The exact origin of the phrase as a whole is unknown, but the Oxford English Dictionary records it as early as 1801.
The address of the Dickens County Spur Public Library is: 415 E Hill St, Spur, 79370 2511
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On the Spur of the Moment was created on 1961-03-18.
Spur of the Moment was created on 1964-02-21.
Spur of the Moment - album - was created on 1988-02-13.
I wasn't sure what to do so killed the rat, it was on the spur of the moment
Nick of time OR spur of the moment
Spur of the moment means to be spontaneous. This kind of trip could be anything as simple as a trip for a day.
This is play that happens at the spur of the moment.
something that is done on the spur of the moment
I believe it is a party thrown at the last moment.
Impromptu acting is acting at the spur of the moment.
The Twilight Zone - 1959 Spur of the Moment 5-21 was released on: USA: 21 February 1964
Kraft Television Theatre - 1947 Spur of the Moment - 8.45 was released on: USA: 3 August 1955