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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They were expected to fly up to 147 models of world’s most advance aircraft, from fighters to bombers, on short notice with little training.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Some had just recently moved back to Virginia on short notice after a federal judge reversed the Trump administration's decision to fire dozens of probationary employees.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Mix is stepping in on short notice due to an injury sidelining Bautista's original opponent, Marlon Vera, allowing the former Bellator champion to debut on a pay-per-view main card.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adding thousands of workers on short notice to speed up production of a device getting more sales than anticipated would be next to impossible to do in the U.S.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 July 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
Some had just recently moved back to Virginia on short notice after a federal judge reversed the Trump administration's decision to fire dozens of probationary employees.
—Joanna Thompson, Space.com, 26 June 2025
Mix is stepping in on short notice due to an injury sidelining Bautista's original opponent, Marlon Vera, allowing the former Bellator champion to debut on a pay-per-view main card.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adding thousands of workers on short notice to speed up production of a device getting more sales than anticipated would be next to impossible to do in the U.S.
—Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, 5 July 2025
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“On short notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20short%20notice. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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