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| without warning(idiom, adverb, suddenly, unexpectedly) | |
| all at once(idiom, adverb) | |
| of a sudden(idiom, adverb) | |
| all of a sudden(idiom, adverb, fast, quickly) | |
| at once(idiom, adverb, away, directly) | |
| like a thunderbolt(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| without notice(idiom, inexpectation) | |
| by accident(short, sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly) | |
| by mistake(short, sudden, suddenly, unexpectedly) | |
| by surprise(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly) | |
| head over heels | |
| heels over head | |
| like a flash | |
| off guard(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly) | |
| on impulse(idiom, adverb, hastily, suddenly) | |
| on short notice | |
| without delay(now, suddenly, unexpectedly, unawares) | |
| against the clock(idiom, adverb, fast, quickly) | |
| clean across(verb, phrasal verb) | |
| happening unexpectedly |
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