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Meaning of spur of the moment | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Impulse; short notice; a lack of planning.

idiomatic

Examples

“We decided to vacation in Las Vegas on the spur of the moment.”

“1852 January 26, Henry David Thoreau Obey the spur of the moment. These accumulated it is that make the impulse and the impetus of the life of genius.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

spur-leather spur-royal spur-shell spur-throated grasshopper spur-throated locust spur-way