on short notice
idiom
US
: immediately after one has been told about something
She had to leave on a business trip on (very) short notice.
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Pereira did step in on short notice for those cards, but so did his opponent, so the fight was less than ideal but fair.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The federal agency's three-year Basic Center Program grant fell through on short notice for the first time in 38 years.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Also, you’re trapped in a remote locale during a snowed-in holiday, and your husband must leave you all on short notice to attend to a work emergency.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But his idea was blocked by a concern that witnesses might not be available on short notice.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
The federal agency's three-year Basic Center Program grant fell through on short notice for the first time in 38 years.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
Also, you’re trapped in a remote locale during a snowed-in holiday, and your husband must leave you all on short notice to attend to a work emergency.
—Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
But his idea was blocked by a concern that witnesses might not be available on short notice.
—Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
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“On short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20short%20notice. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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