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Without warning or preparation

On very short notice

Without being anticipated

Not expected or foreseen, typically surprising in nature

Occurring by chance for no apparent reason

Happening or done before the usual or expected time

Done or performed without prior thought or preparation

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Adverb

Without warning or preparation

“He kind of sat on my letter for a month or so, and then he called me out of the blue.”

Adverb

Just like that

Adverb

On very short notice

on the spur of the moment

unpremeditatedly

without planning

without premeditation

without thinking

all of a sudden

Adverb

Without being anticipated

Adjective

Not expected or foreseen, typically surprising in nature

without warning

not bargained for

not in the cards

from left field

out of character

out of the ordinary

like a dream come true

beyond one's wildest dreams

better than expected

spur-of-the-moment

improvisational

in nothing flat

flash in the pan

here today and gone tomorrow

without formality

without hesitation

without discussion

not to be delayed

extemporized^US

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

extemporised^UK

asleep at the switch

jumping to conclusions

over-adventurous

going off deep end

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“It was an out of the blue remark that took everyone by surprise.”

Adjective

Occurring by chance for no apparent reason

occurring by chance

occurring by accident

not bargained for

without warning

at the mercy of events

from left field

well-intentioned

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Adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time

Adjective

Done or performed without prior thought or preparation

improvisational

spur-of-the-moment

extemporized^US

extemporised^UK

thrown together

cobbled together

off the top of your head

improvisatorial

autoschediastic

spur of the moment

rough and ready

shot from the hip

not thought out

without preparation

quick-and-dirty

catch-as-catch-can

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