Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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at once | No | No | No | Yes |
now | Yes | No | No | Yes |
at once (noun) | now (noun) |
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the momentary present |
at once (adverb) | now (adverb) |
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | in these times |
simultaneously | without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening |
used to preface a command or reproof or request | |
at the present moment | |
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events | |
in the immediate past | |
(prefatory or transitional) indicates a change of subject or activity |