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spur-of-the-moment

 
Dictionary: spur-of-the-mo·ment   (spûr'əv-THə-mō'mənt)
adj.
Occurring or made hastily on impulse: a spur-of-the moment choice.


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adjective

    Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, impromptu, improvised, offhand, snap, unrehearsed. Informal off-the-cuff. See prepared/unprepared.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in response to an unforeseen need
  Synonym: impromptu


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - på stående fod, umiddelbart

Nederlands (Dutch)
spontaan

Français (French)
adj. - impulsif, spontané

Deutsch (German)
adj. - spontan

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυθόρμητος

Italiano (Italian)
d'impulso, impulsivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - extemporâneo

Русский (Russian)
импровизированный, сделанный без подготовки

Español (Spanish)
adj. - impulsivamente, sin pensarlo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - spontant, oförberett

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
一时冲动的, 不加思索的, 立即的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一時衝動的, 不加思索的, 立即的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 얼떨결에, 앞뒤 생각 없이, 갑자기

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時のはずみの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فوريا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של דחף רגעי‬


 
 
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