spur-of-the-moment

Related to spur-of-the-moment: come off, in favor of, in the first place, On a par, give rise to, in line with, pat on the back

spur-of-the-moment

Occurring very suddenly, impulsively, and/or without preparation beforehand; impromptu or capricious. You've got to stop making these spur-of-the-moment decisions about your business, or you'll end up running it into the ground! It's totally out of my character to take a spur-of-the-moment trip like this, but I just needed to get out of the city for a while.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • on the spur of the moment
  • ad-lib
  • on impulse
  • go snaky
  • undone
  • what is done cannot be undone
  • what's done cannot be undone
  • on a whim
  • drive (one) snaky
  • snaky
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