At once and Future

At once

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

Future is an antonym for at once in topics: immediately, presently.

Future

Future adjective - Of a time after the present.

At once is an antonym for future.

Nearby Words: futurist, futurism

Both terms in one sentence

  • Even in the future, power is slow: In WALL•E, the Hard Light barriers in the holding cells fail sequentially instead of all at once.
  • I Hate Past Me His future self is a little annoyed by him for being naive and resistant to being a superhero, but works with him since not even Superman can stop two disasters at once.
  • Disney / Meet the Robinsons From optimistic future to zombie apocalypse in five minutes and then back again, and not all at once either -- in a sweeping movement.
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