Meaning & use
spur-of-the-moment
Done suddenly and without planning, based on a sudden impulse.
See it in a sentence
They made a spur-of-the-moment decision to drive to the coast for the weekend.
It was a spur-of-the-moment purchase that she immediately regretted.
A note on using this word
Spur-of-the-moment is always hyphenated when used before a noun and describes decisions made instantly, without the usual consideration or planning.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
planneddeliberate
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