on short notice

idiom

: immediately after one has been told about something

She had to leave on a business trip on (very) short notice.

Examples of on short notice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Users on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum have reported that Tesla has been delaying Cybertruck deliveries on short notice, and wiper issues are apparently to blame. —

Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 June 2024 Affleck, 51, and Lopez, 54, first got engaged in November 2002 and were set to marry in September 2003 but called off the wedding on short notice and separated a few months later. —

Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 5 June 2024 Not long after, Lieberman said Card called again, asking him about being homeland security chief on short notice. —

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2024 The Pinal County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders for 12 homes but rescinded it within an hour and advised residents to be set to leave on short notice if the fire were to grow. —

Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on short notice

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