on the spur of the moment

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And behind it all is eleven-year-old Rayyan Arkan Dikha, who told the BBC that the viral moves came to him on the spur of the moment.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

Maybe on the spur of the moment, you buy it for them.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2023

“If you send a sporadic message, on the spur of the moment, to patients and get their hopes up, it’s irresponsible no matter how you try to turn it.”

From Washington Post • May 3, 2022

Many years ago, my husband and I decided on the spur of the moment to see a Broadway show.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2021

While many in the crowd believed that this decision had been made on the spur of the moment, it had been planned in detail for some time.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson