in one breath



(all) in one breath

Fig. spoken very rapidly, usually while one is very excited. Ann said all in one breath, "Hurry, quick! The parade is coming!" Jane was in a play, and she was so excited that she said her whole speech in one breath.
See also: breath, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Seema-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
MontyMAHN-teeEnglish
Tarinatahr-EEN-əEnglish (Rare)
Johannayo-HAH-nah (German), yo-HAHN-nah (Danish, Dutch), YO-hahn-nah (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, English, Late Roman
Endre (1)-Hungarian
Cyneweard-Anglo-Saxon