Antonyms for at onceat 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.

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms: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

How to use at once in a sentence?

1. Adam Schiff:

   And Ill, you know, just add one data point to what you were talking about earlier, John Bolton once suggested on Fox News that the Russian hack of the DNC [Democratic National Committee] was a false flag operation that had been conducted by the Obama administration.

2. Jeff Wanjala:

   Once you create a good product, you create demand.

3. Ben Jonson:

   Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

4. Shanon Terry:

   I regret the mistake that was made, and it was just that - an unintended mistake. The image posted by me on a political Facebook page was not done with any malicious or harmful intent. Once made aware of the negative portion of the picture I immediately replaced it and followed up with an apology/explanation the next day, my error was rushing to post a thank you note to the outgoing chairperson, in doing so I did not properly review a cut and paste image used in that post from an internet search for a' GOP elephant'. I do not support or agree with any hate group agenda and certainly would not try to further their cause.

5. Cynthia Arnson:

   The massive influx in a relatively short period of time comes as Colombian resources are stretched thin because of the peace agreement, venezuelan migrants are beginning to spark resentment from Colombians and that’s a shame, because there was once a great deal of sympathy for their neighbors.

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