Synonyms for at once
at once

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

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. Brandon Garic Notch:

   The taste of blood and that annoying sting of a bitten tongue. Once man got the taste of blood there was no going back, like a serpent circling itself eating its own tail.”

2. Bill Burns:

   All of that means that there's there is a significant risk once the US military and the coalition militaries withdraw, but we will work very hard at The CIA and with all of our partners to try to provide the kind of strategic warning to others in the Bill Burns government, that enables them and us to address that threat if it starts to materialize.

3. Moliere:

   One dies only once, and then for such a long time

4. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   This is animal abuse, pure and simple, i'm proud to sign this common-sense legislation and end these cruel and unacceptable practices in New York once and for all.

5. President Donald Trump:

   We have a situation where we're looking very strongly at sinks and showers and other elements of bathrooms where you turn the faucet on -- and in areas where there's tremendous amounts of water, where the water rushes out to sea because you could never handle it, and you don't get any water, you turn on the faucet and you don't get any water. They take a shower and water comes dripping out. Just dripping out, very quietly dripping out. People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once.