like there was no tomorrow

A form of as if there were no tomorrow — To an excessive degree, oftentimes with little to no regard to future consequences; desperately; recklessly or wantonly; frantically; very quickly or very much.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. alternativeproscribedAlternative form of as if there were no tomorrow.
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APA

like there was no tomorrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20there%20was%20no%20tomorrow

MLA

“like there was no tomorrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20there%20was%20no%20tomorrow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “like there was no tomorrow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/like%20there%20was%20no%20tomorrow.

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