spur of the moment
Without any forethought
Spur of the moment describes something done impulsively, without advance planning: It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to drive to the coast.
The phrase treats the moment as a horse being spurred into sudden action.
Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun: a spur-of-the-moment trip.
- whimSudden arbitrary desire
- ad-libbedSpoke spontaneously, unscripted
- off the cuffSpontaneous, unrehearsed speech
- impulseSudden urge to act
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
rush · extemporaneous · improvisational · impromptu · wing it · spontaneous · unpremeditated · unprepared · heat of passion · serendipity · right now · snap · split second · last minute · leap · grab · on a whim · dash
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
- impulsive actionson a whim, snap decision, knee-jerk reaction, rush in, without thinking
- impulsesimpulse, urge, impulse buying, blurting out, whim
- accidentsaccident, car accident, bike accident, mishap, traffic accident
- Horse Idiomshold your horses, dark horse, high horse, straight from the horse's mouth, horse sense
spur of the momentpremeditated
Planned before acting
planned · deliberate · calculated · prearranged · preconceived
spur of the momentscheduled
Arranged for specific time
anticipated · expected · planned ahead · preordained · foretold
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