一いっ気きに

adverb

in one go; all at once; without stopping

Describes doing something continuously from start to finish without a break. Common with verbs of consuming, reading, working, or moving.

• ビールを一いっ気きに飲のみ干ほした。

  I drank the beer down in one go.

• その小しょう説せつを一いっ気きに読よみ終おえた。

  I finished reading the novel in one sitting.

adverb

suddenly; all of a sudden

Used when a situation changes abruptly or a large number of things happen at once. Often with verbs like 変わる, 増える, or 来る.

• 気き温おんが一いっ気きに下さがった。

  The temperature dropped suddenly.

• 注ちゅう文もんが一いっ気きに増ふえた。

  Orders increased all at once.