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Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

Happening or done before the usual or expected time

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

In urgent need of immediate attention

Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical

Lacking any obvious principle of organization

By accident, without knowing

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Adjective

Occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly or without warning

without warning

out of the blue

not bargained for

from left field

not in the cards

in nothing flat

flash in the pan

here today and gone tomorrow

spur-of-the-moment

without formality

without hesitation

without discussion

not to be delayed

quick as a wink

out of character

out of the ordinary

short and sweet

in wink of an eye

with good acceleration

dangerously fast

inconsequential

like greased lightning

walking through it

going through the motions

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“Fans of the show understand that the most hilarious visual joke might immediately be followed by a sudden tragedy.”

Adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time

without warning

bright and early

on short notice

out of the blue

with time to spare

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

ahead of oneself

prematurely developed

exceptionally smart

old beyond one's years

ahead of one's peers

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Adjective

Done or taken on the spur of the moment, unexpectedly, or without notice

improvisational

spur-of-the-moment

over-adventurous

extemporized^US

jumping to conclusions

going off deep end

extemporised^UK

asleep at the switch

jumping the gun

ill-thought-out

cobbled together

thrown together

improvisatorial

off the top of your head

autoschediastic

rough and ready

spur of the moment

shot from the hip

not thought out

catch-as-catch-can

without preparation

according to pleasure

as one thinks best

without restraint

quick and dirty

out of the blue

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Adjective

Severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way

life-threatening

industrial-strength

bred-in-the-bone

extremely painful

all-encompassing

greatest possible

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

attention-seeking

full of upheavals

like one possessed

full of ups and downs

pulling no punches

easily provoked

on a short fuse

at the boiling point

rough-and-tumble

ill-disciplined

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

full of confusion

full of conflict

beside yourself

overextravagant

easily offended

undisciplinable

untrammelled^UK

root-and-branch

like a loose cannon

over-enthusiastic

exceeding bounds

overenthusiastic

spreading like wildfire

lacking self-control

blowing hot and cold

easily agitated

easily frightened

insurrectionary

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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Adjective

In urgent need of immediate attention

life-threatening

of great consequence

of the utmost importance

vitally important

demanding attention

mission-critical

business-critical

earth-shattering

meat-and-potatoes

name-of-the-game

overly solicitous

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Adjective

Relating to acting or the theater, theatrical

sensationalistic

out of the ordinary

attention-grabbing

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Adjective

Lacking any obvious principle of organization

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

catch-as-catch-can

higgledy-piggledy

all over the map

all over the place

all over the shop

all over the lot

at sixes and sevens

thrown together

without purpose

undiscriminating

badly organized

spur-of-the-moment

trial and error

without direction

undifferentiating

shot-in-the-dark

like a bomb's hit it

ill-thought-out

thrown-together

couldn't-care-less

in total disarray

at the mercy of events

improvisational

indiscriminating

out of the blue

good-for-nothing

without rhyme or reason

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Adverb

By accident, without knowing

unintentionally

without noticing

in all innocence

serendipitously

as luck would have it

unpremeditatedly

by a mere chance

by good fortune

by happenstance

by a twist of fate

by a piece of luck

by a happy chance

out of the clear blue sky

for some reason

unanticipatedly

extemporaneously

circumstantially

inappropriately

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“Sudden cardiac death, an abrupt event in which the heart stops, affects one in 100,000 to 300,000 athletes.”

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