How to Pronounce "all of a sudden"
expression
AWL-uh-vuh-SUHD-in
AWL-uhv-uh-SUHD-uhn
Definition
Used to say something happened quickly and unexpectedly, without warning.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔɫ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈsədən
British English
ˈɔːl/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /sˈʌdən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWL-uh-vuh-SUHD-in
UK
AWL-uhv-uh-SUHD-uhn
Listen in Context
All of a sudden, it started to rain.
The lights went out all of a sudden.
All of a sudden, the dog started barking.
We were just talking when all of a sudden the phone rang.