suddenly

adverb
sud·den·ly
/ˈsʌd.ən.li/

Happening quickly and with little or no warning; in a sudden manner.

Example

“Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.”

Synonyms

all of a sudden
of a sudden

Related words

suddenliness

Example sentences

“It all happened suddenly and without warning.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0
“The car behind me suddenly turned off its lights.”
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“The sky turned gray suddenly.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "sodenly".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “suddenly” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.