Synonyms for at once
at once

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1. at once

   The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.

   Synonyms:
   directly, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delay

   Antonyms:
   after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

   "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

   Synonyms:
   now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantly, instantaneously, in a flash, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, directly, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat, immediately

2. at a time, at once, at one timeadverb

   simultaneously

   "he took three cookies at a time"

   Synonyms:
   straightaway, like a shot, now, at one time, straight off, formerly, at a time, directly, immediately, right away, instantly, once, erstwhile, erst, forthwith

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1. at once

   Synonyms:
   immediately, directly, forthwith, straightway, without delay

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1. Doug Quinn:

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4. Vladimir Putin:

   As for the Minsk agreements, are they alive and do they have any prospect or not ? i believe that there is simply no other alternative. I repeat once again, in Kyiv, they either say that they will comply, or they say that this will destroy their country. The incumbent president recently stated that he does not like a single point of these Minsk agreements. ' Like it or don't like it, it's your duty, my beauty.' They must be fulfilled. It won't work otherwise.

5. Meb Keflezighi:

   I thought 1:01 to 1:02 was going to be good enough to win, but Estrada just ran a phenomenal race, i saw the pace, and thought maybe there was room for him to make a mistake and tried to close the gap. Once I got past seven miles, I knew he was going to have a day and not going to be able to close the gap.