on the spur of the moment

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Adv.

1.on the spur of the moment - on impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"suddenly

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spur

(spəː) noun1. a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster. 踢马刺2. anything that urges a person to make greater efforts. He was driven on by the spur of ambition.策励on the spur of the moment suddenly; without previous planning. We decided to go to Paris on the spur of the moment.一时冲动spur on to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts. He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on. 用驱策，激励

on the spur of the moment

Very suddenly, impulsively, and/or without preparation beforehand; in an impromptu or capricious manner. You've got to stop making decisions about your business on the spur of the moment like this, or you'll end up running it into the ground! It's totally out my character to take a trip on the spur of the moment, but I just needed to get out of the city for a while.See also: moment, of, on, spur

on the spur of the moment

Fig. suddenly; spontaneously. We decided to go on the spur of the moment. I had to leave town on the spur of the moment.See also: moment, of, on, spur

on the spur of the moment

Impulsively, without prior preparation, as in He decided to join a tour to England on the spur of the moment. This expression alludes to the goading action of a spur to a horse. [Late 1700s] See also: moment, of, on, spur

on the spur of the moment

COMMON If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly and without planning it in advance. He decided on the spur of the moment to make the journey south to Newcastle. She asked me, on the spur of the moment, to go along with her. Note: A spur-of-the-moment action or decision is sudden and has not been planned in advance. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It was like, let's do something with the kids before school starts. We hadn't planned it — it was a spur-of-the-moment thing.See also: moment, of, on, spur

on the spur of the moment

on a momentary impulse; without premeditation. 1988 Rodney Hall Kisses of the Enemy Now that was a witticism, an inspiration on the spur of the moment. See also: moment, of, on, spur

(do something) on the ˌspur of the ˈmoment

if you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it as soon as you think of it, without planning or preparation: When they telephoned me with the offer of a job abroad, I decided on the spur of the moment to accept. ♢ It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.See also: moment, of, on, spur

on the spur of the moment

Spontaneously and impulsively, without deliberation. This figure of speech, which likens the right time (the moment) to the goading action of spur to horse, dates from the late eighteenth century. Archibald Duncan used it in Lord Nelson’s Funeral (1806): “The contrivance of Mr. Wyatt, on the spur of the moment.”See also: moment, of, on, spur

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Synonyms for on the spur of the moment

adv on impulse

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