at short notice
idiom
: immediately after one has been told about something
She had to leave on a business trip at (very) short notice.
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These ships can be called upon for government fuel transport contracts at short notice.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Hashtag United moved the venue of the game at short notice earlier this week from their usual home ground in Aveley to the Steve Taxis Stadium on Canvey Island due to a stadium clash.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In a terse text message, her office referred all questions about why the meeting was canceled at short notice to the State Department.
—Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
United have still often spent lavishly on high-profile names, at times out of desperation and at short notice, while several of Ten Hag’s signings were former players of his.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Hashtag United moved the venue of the game at short notice earlier this week from their usual home ground in Aveley to the Steve Taxis Stadium on Canvey Island due to a stadium clash.
—Asif Burhan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
In a terse text message, her office referred all questions about why the meeting was canceled at short notice to the State Department.
—Lorne Cook and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
United have still often spent lavishly on high-profile names, at times out of desperation and at short notice, while several of Ten Hag’s signings were former players of his.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 11 Feb. 2025
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“At short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20short%20notice. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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