spur-of-the-moment

[ spur-uhv-thuh-moh-muhnt ]
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adjective
  1. occurring or done without advance preparation or deliberation; extemporaneous; unplanned: a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Origin of spur-of-the-moment

1
First recorded in 1800–10

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How to use spur-of-the-moment in a sentence

  • And, as a Free Trader, spur-of-the-moment action was a necessary way of life.

    Plague Ship | Andre Norton
  • For small spur-of-the-moment notes to one's intimes who're not too far off, there's quite a little feeling for using slates.

  • We must give these good people as much time as possible, considering it's a spur-of-the-moment affair.

    Nobody | Louis Joseph Vance