At once and Eventually

At once

At once adverb - Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.

Eventually

Eventually adverb - At a later time.

At once is an antonym for eventually.

Nearby Words: eventual, eventuality

Both terms in one sentence

  • He sided with Starscream eventually, betting on the madbot Determinator who had the bearings to attack all the Autobots at once to get what he was after.
  • Three refugees from an Empire lost in a cataclysm, hitting Five Kingdoms practically at once from a volcanic dot just off the coast to eventually weld all Seven of them into just the one Kingdom.
  • Machinima / Team Service Announcement That really pissed the Sniper off to the point where he eventually slaps all 3 of them at once.
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