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Adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

Not anticipated or predicted

Happening or done before the usual or expected time

Done or performed without prior preparation or thought

Causing shock or amazement

Moving or proceeding with significant speed

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

Impossible to predict, happening by chance

Striking in appearance or effect

Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

Quickly and unexpectedly, typically without warning

By accident, without knowing

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Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

here today and gone tomorrow

jumping to conclusions

without a care in the world

careless of one's duty

sticking one's neck out

not careful

leading with one's chin

footloose and fancy-free

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“Fans of the show understand that the most hilarious visual joke might immediately be followed by a sudden tragedy.”

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Not anticipated or predicted

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Happening or done before the usual or expected time

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Done or performed without prior preparation or thought

off the top of your head

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Causing shock or amazement

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Moving or proceeding with significant speed

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Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

agonising^UK

agonizing^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Impossible to predict, happening by chance

at the mercy of events

occurring by accident

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Striking in appearance or effect

marvellous^UK

marvelous^US

mesmerizing^US

mesmerising^UK

like a dream come true

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

never to be forgotten

something to write home about

honoured^UK

honored^US

honourable^UK

honorable^US

recognized^US

recognised^UK

lionized^US

lionised^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

having made a name for oneself

colorful^US

colourful^UK

unequaled^US

unequalled^UK

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

worshipped^UK

worshiped^US

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Adjective

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Characterized by abrupt stops and starts or an irregular course

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Adverb

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Quickly and unexpectedly, typically without warning

before you can say Jack Robinson

before you can say knife

on the spur of the moment

in two shakes of a lamb's tail

in the blink of an eye

at the speed of light

in a minute

in the twinkling of an eye

like greased lightning

in a fraction of a second

at a stroke

like lightning

like an arrow from a bow

as quickly as possible

in the wink of an eye

without premeditation

without a second thought

before the ink is dry on the page

before one can say knife

with immediate effect

at this point in time

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Adverb

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By accident, without knowing

as luck would have it

not by design

out of the clear blue sky

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