Meanings
adverb
- In that manner.
- idiomaticSuddenly and unexpectedly; without warning.
We were jogging slowly in the park when, just like that, she collapsed.
Synonyms: out of the blue, all of a sudden
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbSuddenly and unexpectedly; without warning.
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Translations
Bulgarian отникъде, неочаквано
- отникъде (otnikăde)without warning
- неочаквано (neočakvano)without warning
Dutch zo maar ineens
- zo maar ineenswithout warning
Finnish tuosta vain, noin vain
- tuosta vainwithout warning
- noin vainwithout warning
German einfach so, plötzlich und ohne Vorwarnung
- einfach sowithout warning
- plötzlich und ohne Vorwarnungwithout warning
Hungarian csak úgy, minden további nélkül
- csak úgywithout warning
- minden további nélkülwithout warning
- egyszerűenwithout warning
- ukmukfukkwithout warning
Japanese あっという間に
- あっという間に (attoiumani)without warning
Norwegian Bokmål uten videre
- uten viderewithout warning
Polish tak po prostu
- tak po prostuwithout warning
Portuguese do nada, de repente
- do nadawithout warning
- de repentewithout warning
Russian ни с того, ни с сего
- ни с того, ни с сего (ni s tovo, ni s sevo)without warning
Spanish así no más, así nomás
- así no máswithout warning
- así nomáswithout warning
- sin máswithout warning
- así como asíwithout warning
- así que asíwithout warning
- así o asíwithout warning
- así que asáwithout warning
- así o asáwithout warning
- así que asadowithout warning
Cite this entry
APA
just like that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20like%20that
MLA
“just like that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20like%20that. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just like that,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20like%20that.
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