ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does on the spur of the moment mean? 

• ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT (adverb)
  The adverb ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT has 1 sense:

1. on impulse; without premeditation

  Familiarity information: ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

On impulse; without premeditation

Synonyms:

on the spur of the moment; suddenly

Context example:

he made up his mind suddenly

 Context examples 

Value of life? How could I answer the question on the spur of the moment? The sacredness of life I had accepted as axiomatic.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

On the spur of the moment it reminded him of a gale he had once experienced in the North Pacific.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“Indeed, sir,” said I, “her affairs are so changed, that I wished to ask you whether it would be possible—at a sacrifice on our part of some portion of the premium, of course,” I put in this, on the spur of the moment, warned by the blank expression of his face—“to cancel my articles?

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)