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by chance(idiom, adverb, accident)
6
without warning(idiom, adverb, suddenly, unawares)
4
all at once
2
off guard(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly)
1
all of a sudden(idiom, adverb, suddenly, abruptly)
1
by accident(idiom, short, sudden, suddenly)
1
by mistake(short, sudden, suddenly, unawares)
1
by surprise(adverb, short, sudden, suddenly)
0
before its time(idiom, earliness)
0
before one's time(idiom, earliness)
0
by luck
0
hand over head(idiom, neglect)
0
in anticipation(idiom, earliness)
0
like a thunderbolt(idiom, inexpectation)
0
on the hop(idiom, suddenly, unawares)
0
per incuriam(idiom, neglect)
0
too soon(idiom, earliness)
0
without delay(suddenly, unawares, abruptly)
0
without hesitation(suddenly, unawares, abruptly)
0
without notice(idiom, inexpectation)
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