How to Pronounce "spur of the moment"
expression
SPUR-uhv-thuh-MOH-muhnt
SPUR-uhv-thuh-MOH-muhnt
Definition
If something is done on the spur of the moment, it is done suddenly and without planning, usually because you just felt like it right then.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈspɝ/ /ˈəv/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈmoʊmənt
British English
spˈɜː/ /ˈɒv/ /ðə, ði/ /mˈəʊmənt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SPUR-uhv-thuh-MOH-muhnt
UK
SPUR-uhv-thuh-MOH-muhnt
Listen in Context
We went to the beach on the spur of the moment.
She bought the dress on the spur of the moment.
They decided to travel on the spur of the moment.
It was a spur of the moment idea to get ice cream after dinner.