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spur-of-the-moment

/ˌspɜːr əv ðə ˈməʊmənt/adjective

उच्चारण स्पर अव द मोमन्ट

अचानक (लिया गया), बिना सोचे-समझे

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adjective
  1. 1

    [only before noun]

    made or done suddenly, without planning

    अचानक (लिया गया), बिना सोचे-समझे

    • It was a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to Goa.
    • a spur-of-the-moment trip

    Synonyms impulsive impromptu sudden

    Opposite planned premeditated

Idioms 1

on the spur of the moment

suddenly, without planning in advance

अचानक, आवेश में आकर

  • On the spur of the moment, Radhika decided to join the dance class.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

The adjective is hyphenated before a noun (a spur-of-the-moment decision), but the idiom is written without hyphens (on the spur of the moment).

Noun से पहले adjective में hyphen लगता है (a spur-of-the-moment decision), लेकिन idiom बिना hyphen के लिखा जाता है (on the spur of the moment)।