Definition of "spur-of-the-moment" []

• Occurring or made hastily on impulse: a spur-of-the moment choice. (adjective)

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• "To McCreath, 40 was a chance to step back in time "to our old life of minimal responsibility and spur-of-the-moment travel and staying out late and eating and drinking anything we like.""
• "In my case, I was very lucky to say yes to a spur-of-the-moment dinner invitation, where I met MJ Rose, an amazingly generous author, who introduced me to Writer's House and my agent, Amy"
• "This pompous spur-of-the-moment phrase plays over and over in his mind, a rebuke."