AT ONCE Definition & Meaning

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at once

Immediately, as in Mother told the children to come inside at once . [First half of 1500s]
At the same time, as in We can't all fit into the boat at once . [First half of 1200s] Also see at one time , def. 1.

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The BBC has been told ministers are considering passing a new law that would make it easier to scrap multiple quangos at once.

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Trump had launched an "economic war against the whole world at once" that risked shattering investor confidence in the US, Mr Ackman commented.

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Others have been forced to fill their washing machines by hand and are unable to run more than one tap at once.

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I got growled at once by a mountain lion but still couldn’t see it.

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There was something at once sacrificial and redemptive in what McDonald was channeling in her art, and I left the Majestic Theatre feeling reborn.

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