on-the-spot

in Dutch in a pickle in a tight spot in hot water on the hot seat out on a limb up the creek

helpless unarmed unprotected

caught endangered exposed hands tied in line of fire indefensible like a clay pigeon like a sitting duck naked on the line open out on limb pigeon poor unguarded up the creek weak wide open

powerful strong

bare defined disclosed discovered naked resolved solved uncovered unprotected

bared caught clear debunked denuded divulged exhibited manifest open peeled revealed shown stripped unmasked unsealed unveiled

apparent brought to light dug up evident for show found out laid bare made manifest on display on view unconcealed unhidden unsheltered visible

clothed hidden

ambiguous blocked closed concealed obscure unclear vague

guarded private protected safe secret sheltered shielded

ad hoc ad-lib automatic autoschediastic by ear casual expedient extemporary extempore fake free immediate impromptu improv improvisatory improviso informal jamming made-up makeshift offhand on impulse snap spontaneous spur-of-the-moment toss off toss out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unstudied winging it

deliberate planned premeditated prepared rehearsed

ad hoc ad lib at first glance automatic by ear casual expedient extempore free immediate impromptu improv improvisatory improviso informal jamming made-up makeshift off the cuff off the top of head offhand on impulse snap spontaneous spur-of-the-moment taking for ride thought out loud tossed off tossed out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unstudied winging it

planned prepared read rehearsed written

burning contemporary crying current fast imperative present pressing prompt quick

clamant dire direct exigent existent extant importunate insistent instantaneous present-day split-second

future old old-fashioned past slow tardy unimportant

delayed eventual late later

ad hoc ad-lib automatic autoschediastic by ear casual expedient extemporary extempore fake free immediate impromptu improv improvisatory improvised improviso informal jamming made-up makeshift offhand on impulse snap spontaneous spur-of-the-moment toss off toss out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unstudied winging it

accessible at hand at one's beck and call at one's disposal at one's fingertip available handy night call on alert on deck prepared standing by within reach

accessible assailable attackable defenseless exposed liable naked on the line out on a limb ready sensitive sitting duck sucker susceptible tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected unsafe vincible weak wide open

attendant near ready there

accounted for at hand available existent in attendance in view made the scene on board on deck on hand show up there with bells on within reach

absent away distant far

delicate dicey hazardous perilous precarious sensitive speculative treacherous tricky uncertain unhealthy unsafe unsound

chancy endangered fraught with danger going for broke hairy hanging by a thread iffy insecure jeopardous long shot not a prayer off the deep end on slippery ground on thin ice out on a limb playing with fire rocky ticklish touch-and-go touchy venturesome wicked wide-open

certain definite harmless healthy honest insensitive protected safe secure stable strong sure well

assured

abrupt breakneck expeditious fleet harefooted hasty immediate instant quick rapid speedy sudden swift unpremeditated

delayed slow sluggish

fast instant quick quick-fire rapid speedy

ad hoc ad-lib automatic autoschediastic by ear casual expedient extemporary extempore fake free immediate impromptu improv improvisatory improvised improviso informal jamming made-up makeshift offhand on impulse snap spontaneous toss off toss out unplanned unpremeditated unprepared unrehearsed unstudied winging it

accessible assailable attackable defenseless exposed liable naked on the line out on a limb pregnable ready sensitive sitting duck sucker susceptible tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected unsafe weak wide open

accessible defenseless exposed liable ready sensitive susceptible unsafe weak

assailable naked on the line out on a limb sitting duck sucker tender thin-skinned unguarded unprotected wide open

guarded protected safe secure strong unsusceptible

closed

attendant attending hither present

available hereabouts hitherto in this direction on board on deck on hand on the spot within reach

there

directly forthwith instantly promptly rapidly shortly soon urgently

now

PDQ anon at short notice away double-time hereupon in a New York minute in a flash in a jiffy in nothing flat instantaneously instanter like now now or never on the dot on the double on the spot pronto right now soon afterward straight away straight off summarily thereupon this instant this minute tout de suite unhesitatingly without delay without hesitation

later

eventually never

chancy dangerous exposed liable on the spot open perilous precarious risky shaky up a tree

arbitrarily forthwith promptly swiftly

at short notice expeditiously immediately on the spot peremptorily readily speedily without waste

slowly

peril

accident chance endangerment exposure hazard insecurity liability precariousness risk venture vulnerability

double trouble on the line on the spot out on a limb

assurance certainty safety surety

protection