like there was no tomorrow
As if ending
Like there was no tomorrow describes doing something with extreme intensity, urgency, or abandon—as if the future didn't matter or didn't exist.
The phrase typically modifies reckless or excessive behavior: He was spending money like there was no tomorrow, She danced like there was no tomorrow.
It suggests living fully in the moment, whether admirably or foolishly.
- carpe diemGrasp the present moment
- seize the dayEmbrace the present moment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- rushQuick sudden movement
- full throttleMaximum engine power
dash · impulsiveness · leap · no holds barred · transience · fleetingness · mortality · ephemerality · carelessness · desperation · last hurrah · zeal · urgency · heedlessness · throw caution · burning the candle at both ends · impermanence · overindulgence
like there was no tomorrowcautiously
In a guarded manner
sparingly · judiciously · prudently · measuredly · in moderation
like there was no tomorrowin moderation
Within reasonable limits
little by little · one step at a time · bit by bit · gradually · unhurriedly
likeable, likelihood, likewise, thereby, therefore, therein, thereof, tomorrow, morrow