at once

phrase

1

: at the same time : simultaneously

2

: immediately

3

: both entry 2

at once funny and sad

Examples of at once in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pick yours before launch and hold to them, because at recap, the highest number on the page is very persuasive, and a moment lifts all of them at once. — Tony Gonzalez, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

The project is an ambitious swing that wouldn’t exist without Pugh—specifically, without her enviable ability to do two things at once. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

There’s the title, of course, and then the concept of an entire classroom disappearing at once. — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Songs seemed to assemble themselves from several directions at once. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for at once

• bunce
• dunce