impromptu

UK/ɪmˈpɹɒmp.tju/US/ɪmˈpɹɑmp.t(j)u/

adjectiveB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #8,918 of 15,258leans written

Impromptu means done on the spot without preparation. An impromptu speech, an impromptu party, entirely impromptu.

Many things called impromptu were quietly prepared, which is part of the word's use. In music an impromptu is a short piece written to sound as if it were improvised, which is the same joke set down.

Definitions of impromptu

1adjectiveimpromptuDone on the spot without preparation.B2+
“When the power went out, the guests held an impromptu sing-along by candlelight.”

impromptu is a quality.

Where it comes from

From impromptu.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

impromptu in the wild

No II, 1815, col. 6), which seems to be the first recorded use of the term impromptu in this sense.
Impromptu
Food fights may be impromptu examples of rebellion, violence, or for amusement; however, they can also be planned events.
Food fight
The fantasia, like the impromptu, seldom follows the textbook rules of any musical form.
Fantasia (musical form)
A soapbox is a raised platform on which one stands to make an impromptu speech, often about a political subject.
Soapbox
The term is also used metaphorically to describe a person engaging in often flamboyant, impromptu, or unofficial public speaking.
Soapbox

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