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all the sudden

all the sudden is the alternative form of all of a sudden.

Meaning of all of a sudden

Adverb

all of a sudden (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial, set phrase) Suddenly, quickly, without warning.
    • All of a sudden I felt very hot and tired.

Questions about all the sudden

What is all the sudden the alternative form of?
All the sudden is the alternative form of all of a sudden.

Words near all the sudden in the dictionary

  1. all the money in the world
  2. all the more
  3. all the rage
  4. all the rave
  5. all the same
  6. all the sudden
  7. all the tea in China
  8. all the time
  9. all the way
  10. all the way to Egery and back
  11. all the way to Sunday

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