sudden

Definition

  • noun: an unexpected occurrence
  • adjective: happening or coming unexpectedly
  • adjective: happening, coming, or done very quickly in a way that is usually not expected
  • synonyms: emergency, unexpected, unusual

Examples

  • There were no instances of the disease here until it 'suddenly' appeared last year.

  • The director's 'sudden' departure leaves the organization's future uncertain.

  • I was walking down the street when, 'all of a sudden', it started raining.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Very well, knowing that from now on, you'll do what I say when I say it, or I'll find a lieutenant who will. So Laguerta's going on and on, and... I'm dying inside. And all of the sudden, I have one of those... those moments where everything sort of comes together. An epiphany. Exactly. (..)
    2011 TvShow: Dexter Title: Talk to the Hand Season: 6 Episode 11